Social Enterprise Associates (www.socialenterprise.net) is a consulting firm (registered B Corp) providing business oriented ‘triple bottom line’ results – generating financial, social, and environmental returns. We are seeking interns to help social enterprises (non-profit & for-profit) increase their sustainability, scale-up and advance towards success. Click …

The IT Buzz has been with us since early 90s, with every IPO getting over-subscribed by many times, venture capitals been investing left right & center, investment bankers coming up with outrageous valuations. In short everything seemed too good till the time, the so called “bubble” had burst, which resulted in severe market depression

Since then, the IT Industry, no doubt, has struggled bravely, it has been evolving to gain firm footing, eventhough, everyday is a new challenge,…

The Blue Economy: 10 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs is a brilliant 1 hour and 24 minute presentation by economist Gunter Pauli. It is one every entrepreneur and every person who really believes in possibility should watch and act on.

You can watch here.

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This essay was submitted to a recent USAID/DEVEX.com competition on one's vision for Africa in 2025.  The author of this essay is Chris Markl, President, Kourage Athletics.  Photo: Kourage…

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LM: I have worked with the Better Cotton…

I have never been a critic, infact I always look for solutions, more like following a “why not” kind of strategy. But writing this subject, I am afriad readers would certainly find me upset, which to me is quite natural when one sees such high level of disparity when it comes to Pakistan’s ever bullish Pharmaceutical Industry, compared to the standard of living amonsgt doctors, medical reps, pharmacists, health insurance agents etc

I was told…

In this wide-ranging and dynamic role, you’ll be leading the team to develop Plan’s Corporate Partnerships strategy and put it in place, as well as managing the relationship with one of our key strategic corporate partners.

You’ll also be the lead professional representative for Plan’s existing corporate partnerships. This will involve developing the relationship between Plan and its partners, and working cross-departmentally to include programme, advocacy, communications and…

Does Margin Trading, over leveraging, short selling ever ring a bell? well these are the norms by which capital markets breathe everyday. For everyone’s understanding, these are the terms being used to allow investors & traders to do more with their given resources, in other words, if I have $5000 in equity, my broker could easily let me trade for a value 5-10 times higher, which in this case could be $25k to $50k. It sure sounds too good, as it gives an opportunity to make a lot of…

Does Margin Trading, over leveraging, short selling ever ring a bell? well these are the norms by which capital markets breathe everyday. For everyone’s understanding, these are the terms being used to allow investors & traders to do more with their given resources, in other words, if I have $5000 in equity, my broker could easily let me trade for a value 5-10 times higher, which in this case could be $25k to $50k. It sure sounds too good, as it gives an opportunity to make a lot of…

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I have been carefully choosing a book to read over the Christmas/New Year holiday period for many years. And because my family knows my passion for reading I generally get more books as gifts! Since my early 20’s I have read at least one book a week. Often these days I scan and thumb through until something really grabs me.

The three books I have…

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