Social Enterprise UK’s State of Social Enterprise Report 2015 presents a pretty cheerful picture. According to the report, half of the UK’s social enterprises are making a profit (though this has dropped slightly since 2013 when it was 55 per cent) andRead more…
Innovating Times For Asian Philanthropy
Wealth is being created across Asia Pacific with unprecedented speed. There are now more high net worth individuals in Asia than in either North America or Europe. Economic development is creating huge middle classes in emerging economies like India, Indonesia,Read more…
Absence of tailored legal forms inhibits social enterprise growth
The lack of tailor-made legal forms for social enterprise in many European countries makes it difficult for governments to design and apply policy support or fiscal incentives, inhibiting the sector’s development, the report from a two-year legal and policy mappingRead more…
Giving Can’t Save the World
Since the global fight against poverty began gathering steam in the years following the Second World War, the rich nations of the world have invested two-and-a-half trillion dollars in ‘development’ in the form of philanthropy or overseas development assistance. YetRead more…
China Social Enterprise and Impact Investment Report
The ’China Social Enterprise and Social Impact Investment Development Report’ reflects on the current situation of Chinese social enterprises and how the framework could be improved for these enterprises to flourish. Social enterprises are a product of the times. ChinaRead more…
10 Innovations in Global Philanthropy
Philanthropy has never been so important to address the complex social and environmental issues we face. In this report, the authors highlight ten exciting innovations from around the world which are helping to grow philanthropy both in scale and byRead more…
Investing on the right side of the global wealth equation
Last year I had the privilege to travel to the USA and meet Kingdom investors and participate in numerous meetings and forums to discuss Economic Transformation. I don’t have enough space to outline all the meetings but here is aRead more…
Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale
The proliferation of market-based solutions to poverty has been one of the most exciting developments in the fight against poverty in recent years. Their lack of scale has been one of the great disappointments. The urgent challenge of today isRead more…
TBN National Conference 2014 – 26 February 2014 in London
As a business or professional person, your skills can have an impact of the neediest areas of the world. By mentoring and training emerging entrepreneurs, helping establish a business or investing, you can bring transformation and combat poverty. This year’sRead more…
3 KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT SOCIAL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS
In November, the international team of Yunus Social Business gathered on the grey shores of Lake Constance for our annual strategy meeting. It was the first time we had Country Directors from all seven countries gather. They were seasoned development professionals, bravingRead more…