Lessons for Social Entrepreneurs from the Microfinance Crisis
Are you sowing the seeds of your own ignominious end?
Two of the most inspirational stories in social entrepreneurship have taken quite a beating recently. The microfinance industry has in just a few years gone from making headlines for the…
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Building a Personal Brand
Former Wall Street Journal fashion journalist Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan was toying with the idea of writing a food memoir when she was laid off in 2009. She promptly landed a book deal and spent the next year traveling to Singapore…
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Best of Outright Weekly Roundup: 2010 Down Edition
We hope everyone got their taxes turned in on April 18th, but even if you didn’t don’t forget you can fie for an extension either using IRS Form 4868 or visiting our friends over at FileLater.com. Just…
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Customer Crowdfunding Saved My Business
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Good Search Engine Optimization = Good Customer Service? Don’t be SEO Sure
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9 Awesome Ways to Irritate a Business Travel Roommate
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The City As School
This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.
Even the best schools have limits when it…
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Is ‘Social’ Business Collaboration Just an Expensive Fad?
Social networking technology has found a solid niche in the business world. Facebook and Twitter are proving to be powerful -- and cost-effective -- tools for connecting with customers and promoting products and services. Major corporations like…
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eGain Amps Up Search Functionality for Agents and Customers
eGain recently introduced a multidimensional search function to its knowledge agent and its self-service product lines. In essence, it is two sides of the same coin in that it provides the same functionality to both the agent…
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Foxconn’s Apple Seeds Likely to Flourish in Brazil’s Climate
My three months in Brazil last year reaffirmed something I already knew: Brazilians love American stuff. If you go to a sporting goods store, you will see Nike shoes selling for $140 that would sell for $50…
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