Muhammad Yunus and Japanese NGO Create a Social Business
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus joined hands with Japanese NGO SK Dream to create a social business that offers vocational training programs and job opportunities especially for young people in...
View ArticleFrom Landmines to Jewelry and Social Change
Cambodia’s rural areas are littered with evidence of war. Nearly 2 million landmines and unexploded ordnances have been found and destroyed by the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) between its...
View ArticleBig Setback for Yunus and the Women of Grameen Bank
A proposal approved on Thursday by the Cabinet amends the Grameen Bank Ordinance 1983 which reduces the power of the bank’s board and gives more authority to the chairman for picking the managing...
View ArticleWill Bahrain Be the Next Social Business Hub?
Professor Muhammad Yunus, the father of social business, is currently visiting Bahrain to take part in the Social Business Week 2012. During this stay, he told the media that Bahrain could be a social...
View ArticleMuhammad Yunus Brings Social Business to Haiti
Over the last three days, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was on a visit to Haiti where he announced funding for several social businesses in the country. This marked the second visit to Haiti for the...
View ArticleTrying to “Make Sense” of Social Business
A couple of French students Christian Vanizette and Romain Raguin are trying to put some sense into social business. Their movement “MakeSense” is an online platform that helps people to become social...
View ArticleTwo New EU Regulations Unlock Finance for SMEs and Social Businesses
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of two new proposals that would create Europe-wide funds for venture capital and social businesses. According to the European...
View ArticleVisiting Prague through the eyes of the homeless
Photo: Karim (left), a tour guide at Pragulic, leads a group through the streets of Prague at night. Prague attracts millions of tourists each year. All over the city, and especially from the...
View ArticleFirst two Grameen Uniqlo stores open in Bangladesh
Grameen Group’s Grameen Healthcare Trust and Japan’s Fast Retailing Co., which operates clothing chain Uniqlo, opened two new Grameen Uniqlo stores in Dhaka, Bangladesh last week. Grameen Uniqlo is a...
View ArticleIs there really fortune at the BOP?
The first BOP Global Network Summit kicks off in Sao Paulo today where attendees will discuss leading-edge bottom of the pyramid (BOP) business practices from around the globe. The concept of BOP...
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