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5 Social Enterprise Incubators and Accelerators You Should Know About | Social Enterprise Buzz

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. 5 Social Enterprise Incubators and Accelerators You Should Know About. By Melissa Ip on 03 Oct 2012 / 7 Comments. 1) Echoing Green Fellowship. Important dates and cost. Application dates are announced in fall each year and applications begin in late fall/early winter. This year, phase one of the application opens in early December 2012, and Fellows are announced in June 2013. There is no cost to apply. 2) Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI). Typically, informatio...

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Social innovation: Grandma knows best | Social Enterprise Buzz

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. Social innovation: Grandma knows best. By Melissa Ip on 01 Nov 2013 / 0 Comment. Her journey started in 1997. Kavita Shukla had just finished brushing her teeth at her grandma’s house in India. But unlike the previous time, she had accidentally swallowed some tap water. Troubled, she goes to her grandma who whips up a spice concoction and tells her to drink it. The remedy worked like a charm it prevented her from getting sick. Despite being a simple idea, Shukla bel...

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Halcyon Incubator takes flight | Social Enterprise Buzz

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. Halcyon Incubator takes flight. By Melissa Ip on 05 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment. About 200 social ventures applied to join the first class at the Halcyon Incubator. In Washington, D.C. Now, seven ventures have been chosen and will move into the newly renovated Halcyon House. Halcyon is described as a risk-tolerant. Place by Sachiko Kuno, whose S&R Foundation. Known for supporting art, science, and social entrepreneurship is funding the incubator. Param Jaggi (Ecoviate) Mr&...

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Why Deloitte UK is choosing to work with social enterprises | Social Enterprise Buzz

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. Why Deloitte UK is choosing to work with social enterprises. By Melissa Ip on 25 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment. Deloitte revealed today that it will be working with 12 new social enterprises in the third year of its Social Innovation Pioneers. Program. As with previous years, this group will get an estimated 1 million in support from Deloitte employees. This year, Deloitte employees will come into contact with a variety of issues that the social enterprises are addressing, i...

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A molecular diagnostics company joins Canada’s impact investing platform | Social Enterprise Buzz

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. A molecular diagnostics company joins Canada’s impact investing platform. By SEB staff on 16 Jul 2014 / 0 Comment. A company with a unique test for early identification of oral cancers, announced that it has officially joined MaRS’ Social Venture Connexion. Source: MaRS Discovery District. You Might Also Like. Millennials don’t want to invest in the stock market. July 8, 2014. Hippocampus raises $2.4 million to expand in South India. July 2, 2014. May 12, 2014.

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Bill Drayton on the importance of empathy | Social Enterprise Buzz

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. Bill Drayton on the importance of empathy. Above (left to right): Susan Pigott (Ashoka Canada), Ilse Treurnicht (MaRS Discovery District), Bill Drayton (Ashoka) in Toronto. By Melissa Ip on 23 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment. The single most important skill that every person must have today is empathy, according to Bill Drayton. The Ashoka. In 1980, Drayton founded Ashoka based on the idea that leverage was important for catapulting the citizen sector. Drayton’s visit comes af...

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. Will the Social Investment Tax Relief inspire an L3C turnaround? On 31 Mar 2014 / 0 Comment. Why was a tax relief on social investment possible in the UK? And what does that say about the fate of the L3C? L3C tug-of-war: Should it stay or should it go? On 28 Jan 2014 / 0 Comment. With North Carolina’s L3C legislation abolished, will the L3C begin to disappear? GoldieBlox wants ‘peaceful settlement’, pulls video out of respect. On 27 Nov 2013 / 0 Comment. A new repor...

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. We write about what's happening in the field of social enterprise. Get in touch with us. A molecular diagnostics company joins Canada’s impact investing platform. On 16 Jul 2014 / 0 Comment. Proteocyte Diagnostics Inc., a company with a unique test for early identification of oral cancers, announced that it has officially joined MaRS’ Social Venture Connexion. Hippocampus raises $2.4 million to expand in South India. On 02 Jul 2014 / 0 Comment. The Government of Bri...

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS AND DISCUSSION. Melissa is the founder and editor-in-chief of Social Enterprise Buzz. Follow the buzz on Twitter. Millennials don’t want to invest in the stock market. On 08 Jul 2014 / 0 Comment. They’re putting their money in business innovation and impact investments instead. Why Deloitte UK is choosing to work with social enterprises. On 25 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment. Bill Drayton on the importance of empathy. On 23 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment. On 16 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment. Canadian charity ‘V...