The CEO of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance speaks to Tim West about solving your own problems, how Africans turn “embarrassing” issues into entrepreneurial opportunities and how he came to realise his love and pride for Africa.
Good Stories podcast episode 6: With £1.3bn being pumped into one of Scotland's poorest areas, social enterprise The Granton Project is ensuring that local communities truly benefit. Our reporter David Lyons finds out more.
In our latest SE100 Social Business Coffee Break webinar, Homes for Good CEO Zoe Whyatt and NatWest Social and Community Capital bossVictoria Papworth share their experiences of taking on a top job and the lessons they’ve learned.
Andy Lower wants to see extreme poverty eradicated in his lifetime and believes the answer to this complex global issue lies in the forces of markets. Pioneers Post's founding editor Tim West catched up with him in Ixtapa, Mexico.
Azza Kamel and her organisation Alwan wa Awtar are working to improve the lives of vulnerable children in Egypt and help them realise their potential. Azza talks to Tim West about big challenges and her mission to be more entrepreneurial.
Having gained 20 years worth of experience in corporate management consulting, Hardika Shah is now turning her efforts to the social business sector by providing much needed finance to micro and small businesses across India.
In Ixtapa, Mexico Ron and Marlys Boehm tell Pioneers Post's Tim West about discovering social business, the inspiration they have found and the challenges they have helped social entrepreneurs to face as founders of Boma Investments.
In the first in a series of Leadership Laid Bare interviews, Pioneers Post's founder and editor Tim West meets Martin Cook – would-be rock legend, corporate leader with a conscience and one of the pioneers behind the new EY Foundation.
Social investment is on the UK Government's priority list this week – a new animation from the Cabinet Office has been released making stars of successful social investment applicants from across the UK.
In the latest Opportunity Collaboration interview Ladislav Kossar explains the process of developing a small organisation reliant on philanthropic grants to one with a sustainable model and international reach.
One of the biggest challenges facing social entrepreneurs internationally is generating enough capital to scale up and increase their impact. Drew von Glahn talks about how the World Bank is seeking long-term solutions to this issue.
Shona McDonald is breaking down the barriers facing children with disabilities in South Africa through her social enterprise. Pioneers Post's editor Tim West caught up with the social entrepreneur at the Opportunity Collaboration gathering.
