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7 May 2013
Africa Social Entrepreneurs of the Year Announced at World Economic Forum Meeting in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa, 9 May 2013 – Five social entrepreneurs were named today Africa Social Entrepreneurs of the Year at the World Economic Forum on Africa, taking place in Cape Town, South...
23 Apr 2013
A guide to scaling social innovation
For those who have been working in the field of social entrepreneurship for a decade or more, as we have at the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, 2013 is starting to feel like a...
23 Apr 2013
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship launches Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation
The Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation is a comprehensive global study of policy tools, initiatives and innovative social enterprise models from around the world. The guide serves as the...

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