When Grants Hurt Your Business

This post was written in April 2018 by CASE Executive in Residence Alden Zecha Regardless of whether they are for-profit or non-profit, small organizations are always looking for more capital to continue their work and sometimes just to survive. Grants can be an excellent source of capital for social enterprises since they don’t require financial […]

Impact Investing at the 2018 Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference

This post was written by Kat McNeil, Daytime MBA student and CASE i3 Fellow in April 2018 The world of impact investing is rapidly changing with the entrance of large, international investing firms. Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and the list goes on. Driven by their customers, public opinion, private conviction, or a […]

When You Should Leave Your Social Enterprise

Leave your social enterprise

This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in August 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing counterfeit products. By their […]

3 Elements You Need When Hiring Talent for Your Social Venture

socent hiring talent

This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in April 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing counterfeit […]

What the Unilever Seventh Generation Acquisition Means for Social Ventures

Unilever Seventh Generation Merger

This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in October 2016. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing counterfeit […]

Want to Be an Effective Social Entrepreneur? Become a Tri-Sector Leader.

This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in June 2016. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing […]

3 Questions to Consider Before Starting Your Social Venture

This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in March 2016. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing […]