Category Archives: Impact Investing and Startup Financing

The Triple Bottom Line: How are we counting what?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

11/13/13 – This guest post is written by Alistair Cook, a student in the 7th Cohort of the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA at Colorado State University. The Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA is marketed as a ‘triple … Continue reading →

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When My Coffee Farmers Started From Scratch: Zero-Based Design

Posted on November 8, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

This week, fellow blogger Andy and I tuned into a Google Hangout with one of my favorite authors, Paul Polak. Paul just released a new book, co-authored with Mal Warwick, titled: “The Business Solution to Poverty“.  Even just the title … Continue reading →

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Collaborating with New Friends to Tackle Zambia’s Challenges

Posted on September 17, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

I had been in Zambia for about a month enjoying work with International Development Enterprise (iDE) on a market information system called Lima Links as part of my curriculum with the GSSE. The International Development Design Summit (IDDS) was upon … Continue reading →

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What it Means to be “Community Funded”

Posted on June 12, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/12/13 – Stories From the Field: This guest post is written by Alicia Prusinski, a student in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program.  Alicia is on Team Luciernaga, working in partnership with local non-profit Trees, Water & People … Continue reading →

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Snake-oil Salesmen Won’t Cure the World: The Tragedy of the Online Competition Commons

Posted on May 16, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

Anyone remember that bumper sticker, “it will be a great day when schools have all the money they need and the pentagon has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber?” Well, here’s a new take on that:  “it … Continue reading →

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Alumni Profile: Kate Danaher, GSSE MBA 2011

Posted on May 9, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

Kate Danaher oversees the food and agricultural portfolio for the Rudolph Steiner Foundation’s Social Finance. RSF is a pioneering non-profit financial services organization dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. In partnership with a community of investors … Continue reading →

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Building Momentum – How YOU Can Help MamaCarts

Posted on May 1, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

5/1/13 – This is an excerpt from an entry originally posted on MamaCarts’ blog on April 30.  It is reposted here as a follow-up to an earlier post where we introduced our followers to this fabulous social enterprise.  MamaCart’s mission is to create food … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with a Little Help from the 3 Fs: Friends, Family, and Fools

Posted on April 25, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

In Entrepreneurship courses, the concept of “bootstrapping” is typically referred to as the first phase of funding for a new venture, where the entrepreneur covers the costs themselves.  And as I watch dozens of entrepreneurs starting their first ventures, bootstrapping … Continue reading →

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Wow Kenya: Harnessing the Creativity and Energy of Young Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 27, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

Wow!  Big things are happening in Kenya, and I’m not talking about the recent presidential election.  Yes, the world has breathed a collective sigh of relief that a highly contested election did not lead to a repeat of the violence … Continue reading →

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Venture Profile: Akiba Cooking Solutions

Posted on February 26, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

2/26/2013 – Akiba Cooking Solutions is a start-up currently being developed at Colorado State University.  It is a joint effort between a team of MBA students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise Program and engineers in the Advanced Cookstoves … Continue reading →

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