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Getting to Know Guatemala: Building Relationships and Businesses

Posted on August 9, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

8/9/17 – This blog post was written a couple weeks ago by team Selva Ventures, who was hard at work in Guatemala. Read their first installment here, in case you missed it. Greetings from Guatemala! The last time we wrote, … Continue reading →

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Finding our roots and growing our branches in Antigua: Selva Ventures’ first days in Guatemala

Posted on June 16, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/16/17 – Selva Ventures is a GSSE MBA venture team working to understand the problem of deforestation in Guatemala. We are working with two organizations: Fort Collins based Trees, Water & People and a Guatemalan organization called Utz Ché.  1.6 … Continue reading →

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Concerning Coffee: Supporting Guatemalan Smallholder Farmers

Posted on July 1, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/1/16 – The Growing for the Future team has been conducting on the ground research in the coffee farms of Guatemala, in partnership with the non-profit coffee organization, De La Gente. Bishal Kafle, Javier Echeverria, and Austin Bell are focused … Continue reading →

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Mothers, Radio, and Market Research: The Jolt Model in Guatemala

Posted on June 18, 2015 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/18/15 – This guest blog post is written by Jolt, a Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA student start-up that provides market research services through text message technology and targets parents with children from the ages of 0 to 4. … Continue reading →

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Ready, Set, Field Work! Student Entrepreneurs Getting their Hands Dirty

Posted on May 12, 2015 by College of Business, Colorado State University

In a few weeks, 20 students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program at Colorado State University will initiate on average 40 days of field work. This experience is a key differentiator of this MBA program, but also … Continue reading →

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