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4 women sitting with metal pots

December 21, 2018

Social enterprise is eroding civil society

The emphasis on technology-based managerial solutions for complex social, economic, and political issues separates the problem from its context, and often does not engage with the larger problems of society.

by Amitabh Behar | 5 min read

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October 18, 2018

Bringing informal workers to the forefront of our economy

With 81 percent of India’s employed workforce being in the informal sector, we can't afford to ignore their potential. Here's how entrepreneurship could offer a solution.

by Annette Francis | 5 min read

A woman in a cottage industry,stitching

September 12, 2018

An untapped opportunity in employability

New jobs created over the next five years will be largely in the informal sector. Therein lies the opportunity to skill the informal workforce, enhance their wages and enable their transition to better jobs and micro-entrepreneurship.

by Anuja Master Bose, Vikash Jha | 5 min read

2 women in a godown full of newspapers

September 11, 2018

Redefining social entrepreneurs

The age-old debate around who qualifies as a social entrepreneur has been missing something crucial.

by Lexi Doolittle | 4 min read

affordable private schools

July 19, 2018

The billion dollar opportunity in affordable private schools

Given the large potential in the APS arena, there is space for pioneers to build this market and reap its rewards.

by Sandeep Aneja | 5 min read

July 13, 2018

Tackling 'heropreneurship'

Why we need to move from 'the social entrepreneur' to social impact.

by Daniela Papi-Thornton | 5 min read

social businesses - girls using tech

June 19, 2018

“We were too smitten by our tech to see its cracks”

Our big ideas and business models often fail because we aren’t really listening to communities; nor are we involving them in co-creating solutions.

by Satyan Mishra | 5 min read

A woman vegetable vendor

May 15, 2018

What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men?

Studies find that male-operated--but not female-operated--microenterprises benefit from access to grants or loans. But these analyses overlook that female entrepreneurs often invest in a household business that is not owned by them.

by Ideas for India | 5 min read

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May 02, 2018

Charting the rise of budget private schools

With 30 percent of the country’s school going children likely to attend budget private schools over the next few years, it’s important to understand the opportunities and challenges that this segment presents.

by Debleena Majumdar | 5 min read

Stones stacked near a water body

April 25, 2018

Seven deadly mistakes to avoid as an entrepreneur

Life as a leader can be fraught with errors of judgement; here are the most common ones to avoid — so that you don’t have to learn from your own experience.

by Pooja Warier Hamilton | 4 min read

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