Accelerating entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ACCELERATED
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Avoid This Leading Cause of Startup Death
I’ve taught CAC<LTV to my students at Stanford and to social entrepreneurs at Miller Center for more than a decade. In that time, it’s gone from being a little-known concept to being an often-misunderstood concept. So here are a few updated thoughts. A quick review of the concept: A business is an engine that attracts
Read MoreSolving Energy Poverty in Haiti, Earthspark Bridges Funding with Truss
Guest blog by Analiese Tisa, Marketing & Communications Intern, Beneficial Returns Photo: Members of Fanm Vayant, an agricultural women’s cooperative in Les Anglais, Haiti, pictured with an electric-powered machine for agricultural processing that they adopted upon receiving electricity through EarthSpark, a Miller Center alum. In Haiti, less than half of the population has access to
Read MoreDo Your Homework! It Might Help You Raise More Investment for Your Social Enterprise
There is a lot of talk about how effective accelerators are at helping social entrepreneurs raise capital. (See GALI Report) However, as any student at Santa Clara University will tell you, there is a big difference between showing up for class and acing the final exam. Similarly, just participating in an accelerator is not a
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