Tag Archives: international development

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle the Tanzanian Way

Posted on July 5, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/5/16 – This post is written by a team of students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program spending their summer conducting market research in Tanzania. Their goal: understand the waste problems and housing issues, the related supply … Continue reading →

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Is GSSE a fit for me? Understanding this social enterprise masters program.

Posted on February 19, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

2/19/16 – This blog post was written by a recent graduate from the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program, Natalie Markham. Natalie is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Cameroon with a background in business and social work. For … Continue reading →

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A note from Paul, our director

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

Greetings- I hope this letter finds you doing well and doing good! Here in Fort Collins, we are finishing the semester. Cohort 8 made their final presentations in Tom Dean’s Venture Forward Class, C9 is finishing their first semester of final exams … Continue reading →

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Meet our Next 29 World Changers: Introducing Cohort 9

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

Introducing Cohort 9! It is our biggest cohort to date at 29 students. Each year, our pool has become more competitive, and the qualifications of our students more impressive.  This is in no small part due to the impressive accomplishments, and … Continue reading →

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Social Business in Action: Summer 2015 Adventures

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

It’s amazing for those of us who have been involved since the early years of GSSE to hear that Cohort 8 is graduating already. C8 returned this fall from their practicum work on 4 continents, working in areas from healthcare to energy, … Continue reading →

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Putting Grad School to Work with Zambian Farmers

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

6/25/13 – Stories from the Field: This guest post is written by Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA student Andy Kumar, as he conducts his field work in Zambia, for his venture LimaLinks. A summer practicum is a required component … Continue reading →

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Seeing Is Believing: The Power of Social Enterprise via Photos

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

Thanks to our wonderful GSSE MBA alumni for providing these wonderful photos. Enjoy! -Kat

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Introducing MamaCarts: The Complete, Clean, and Delicious Way to Solve Urban Food Insecurity

Posted on April 2, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

4/2/2013 – This guest post is written by Rachael Miller, (GSSE MBA ’12 and RPCV Benin ’06-‘08), about her new endeavor to solve urban food insecurity. She and three classmates graduated last year, but continue to build profitable ventures that … Continue reading →

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Living to Fish – and Fishing for a Living

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

3/18/13 – Mitesh Gala (GSSE MBA ’08) is CEO and Founder of SEED, and is living in Mumbai with his wife and new baby. He spent some time with local fisherman, and shares the inspiring story of these entrepreneurial youth. … Continue reading →

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One World, Thanks to the Data

Posted on March 7, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

I love TED talks and am continually impressed with the wonderfully relevant talks on this site. And Hans Rosling is one of my favorite contributors.  He uses his website called “Gapminder” to produce what he describes as a “fact based … Continue reading →

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