Is Business the New Charity?
Investing in small business and new ventures is a good thing and vital to our communities, but we must not confuse it with charity or strategic long-term social investment.
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To change Africa’s future, we must change the mindset of young Africans in college today.
Can Management Consulting Help Small Firms Grow?
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The Emerging Market Era
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The Profit in Nonprofit
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Beyond the Poverty Line
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