I attended the Skoll World Forum last week and had a realization. Yes, social entrepreneurs are working constantly to refine their business models, but right now, many are worried about very specific business model challenges. Forming a social business. Creating business models …
This post was written by first year MBA student Dan Baum, a CASE Fellow and Co-President of Fuqua’s Net Impact Club. Before coming to Fuqua, Dan worked at The Redwoods Group (a North Carolina based B Corporation). The word “and” …
We posted several weeks ago about Greg Dees and Cathy Clark’s new Social Edge blog on business models for social impact. Their blog starts with discussion of several start-ups and the questions that these start-ups are struggling with as they …
This post was written by Duke MBA student Michael Ferguson. Mike is in his first year at Fuqua and just returned from India as part of CASE’s Global Consulting Practicum in Social Entrepreneurship. Since setting foot on campus in early …
Dees and Clark’s next post on the Social Edge is live! The first set of posts will be focused on Start-Ups. We often talk about Social Entrepreneurs’ passion, their stories and their unique ideas. But what happens when they take …
This post was written by second-year Duke MBA Jake Kiser. Jake reflects on the first week of his experience in South Africa with CASE’s Global Consulting Practicum in Social Entrepreneurship. I don’t think any of the GCP teams believe we …
Social entrepreneurs don’t just have to create a business model that works, but that business model must balance financial viability and social impact. It is a difficult challenge and leads social entrepreneurs to constantly refine or redesign their business models …
The CASE team is spread around the globe right now – from Hyderabad, India to Johannesburg, South Africa. Why, you might ask? … Four years ago, CASE developed and launched a program called the Global Consulting Practicum (GCP) in Social …
What role can colleges and universities play in driving social change? How can you use your business expertise to help solve global problems in education, health, poverty or the environment? The Ashoka U Exchange conference on social entrepreneurship education, to …
One of the great aspects of our work at CASE is having the opportunity to interact with MBA students who are not only smart, professional, and motivated but also deeply committed to making the world a better place. Each year …
