With a budget of €164 million, this call is “bottom up”, meaning there are no predefined thematic priorities
Many companies have put a priority on pursuing purpose in recent years. Recent research indicate that so too are entrepreneurs.
“The desire to get rich and create wealth will clearly not go away, nor should it. These findings do demonstrate that individual wealth creation is by no means the only driver for entrepreneurs. The new generation of entrepreneurs increasingly tend to be aspirational in other ways.”
Niels Bosma, Professor at Utrecht University School of Economics and Chair of the GEM’s Board of Directors
On Why Crowdsourcing Business Model Works
Yancey Strickler, co-founder and former CEO of crowdsourcing pioneer Kickstarter as well as the author of the book “This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World,” joins CNBC’s “Squawk Box” team to discuss why he’s all in on the crowdsourcing business model.
Equity crowdfunding has been a flop for startups in the US, so far.
“This of SyndicateRoom is actually a big story for the alternative finance industry not only because it marks a big shift, but also because it raises a question about its sustainability in the long run.”
“I am convinced that we will come out of these changes as a real powerhouse in our industry,” Lasse Mäkelä says.
How will last crowdfunding growth in the UK?
The Class-Struggle Thriller That Made History [TRAILER]
Parasite wins. “Hooray for the good taste of Hollywood,” The Guardian Writes.
A new study reveals the state of the art of impact investing and who is fostering it.
Times have come for me to intensify my data collection efforts.
The history of impact investing, how impact investments are structured and the future of the sector.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emerges as the most common framework wihtin the Impact Investing community, a study shows.
This company promises to fight climate change through the use of technology to rapidly accelerate the rate of tree planting and ecological restoration on a planetary scale.
Father Of Social Entrepreneurship Says ‘Society Is At A Profound Turning Point’ [VIDEO]
Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, literally coined the term “social entrepreneur” when he founded the nonprofit back in 1980, almost 40 years ago. He also decided that changemaker was one word and not two, something the Oxford dictionary now recognizes (though Webster’s does not, to the Drayton’s consternation). Drayton says, “We all sense that society is at a profound, indeed historic turning point.”
European Parliament reached a deal on EU-wide rules to help crowdfunding.
SMEs are no longer limited to using a traditional high street bank.
Playfinder, one of London’s fastest growing sports startups, has just successfully raise more than £700k to boost sport access in the UK.
Nine in ten Generation Z consumers believe that companies have a responsibility to address environmental and social issues. What are the implications for all of us?
What Should an Entrepreneur Look Like?
Why lack of diversity in entrepreneurship is bad for innovation.
