Tag Archives: peru

Exploring Organic Cotton in Peru

Posted on July 24, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/24/18 – This blog post is written by the co-founders of an organic cotton startup in Peru: Kelsey, Jennifer, and Monika. They are students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program at Colorado State University. Initially when we … Continue reading →

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Funding a Better Future for Peruvians with a little help from some GSSE friends

Posted on July 6, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/6/18 – This blog post is written by Will Coffey, a student in the GSSE MBA program, and is in Peru this summer for his MBA field research. The financial access team, a.k.a. team CLAW (Cristina, Will, Atkelt and Will— … Continue reading →

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Altitude and Alpaca: Follow Fair Fibers’ Peruvian Adventure

Posted on June 23, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/23/17 – This post is written by students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program on the Fair Fibers team. These students – Callie, Herry, and Lucas – are in Peru for the summer investigating the alpaca supply … Continue reading →

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GSSE Venture Prepares to Scale Up Solar Business in Peru

Posted on December 21, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

12/21/16 – The Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program has been educating entrepreneurs since 2007 at Colorado State University. In our very first cohort, a team of students started PowerMundo, which continues distributing off-grid clean energy products in Peru. … 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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Chaka Fibers: Finding Markets for Alpaca Fiber in the Altitude of the Andes

Posted on July 27, 2015 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/27/15 – This guest post is written by three students in the Global, Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program at Colorado State University, who are co-founders of Chaka Fibers. Chaka is working this summer in Peru, getting to know the … 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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