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Summer Sun and Excitement in the Caribbean: Cultivating Youth Employment Opportunities

Posted on June 14, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/14/16 – This guest post is written by team CaribSource, who are working in the Caribbean to find solutions to the high rates of youth unemployment in the region. They are conducting primary research in St. Lucia, Jamaica, and Trinidad … Continue reading →

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Challenges of Consistency in the Coffee Industry in Indonesia

Posted on June 8, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/8/16 – This guest blog post is written by Mama Bumi, a Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA student venture team tackling deforestation in Indonesia alongside their partner, the Kehati Foundation. You can also learn more about Mama Bumi on … Continue reading →

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Enter Maurice: Being an International Student at CSU

Posted on April 22, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

4/22/16 – This guest blog post is written by Maurice Kigada, a student in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program at Colorado State University. Maurice is from Nairobi, Kenya, and shares his experiences being an international student in … 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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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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The Importance of Knowing What You Don’t Know

Posted on July 14, 2014 by College of Business, Colorado State University

07/14/14 – This guest blog is written by Alistair Cook. He is part of the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA and spent part of his summer working with Second Chance Vietnam. “I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.”- … Continue reading →

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A Venture Profile: Supporting Urban Farmers in Brazil with Fresco de Dentro

Posted on May 30, 2014 by College of Business, Colorado State University

5/29/14 – This guest blog is written by Nick McCulloch, co-founder along with Cameron Marlin and Rachel Ostwald of Fresco de Dentro. All three co-founders are currently in Brazil conducting market research and testing their business model as part of … Continue reading →

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