Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

This month, we’ll be engaging in an open dialogue that asks the question, “What does social entrepreneurship look like within our global EO community and beyond?” In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. RH/ “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. So after exploring our options, Stacey and I formed SPARK Schools, a series of private schools for underserved communities. You’re strengthening communities through an innovative approach to education.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

The essence of an entrepreneurial ecosystem is its people and the culture of trust and collaboration that allows them to interact successfully. In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs).

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. And I shared that anxiety in a blog post, reprinted below. While I understand the decisions to cut headcount and costs, hearing about these folks in particular made me sad.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

.” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. 2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. ” So true.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2017

The year 2011 was financially devastating. In order to truly move the needle, we needed to become fanatical about our purpose and embed it deeply throughout our culture. With purpose, autonomy, mastery and a sense of community, we turned our people into true stakeholders of our business. Setting Our Purpose.

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