Tag: Business and Society
Alumni embrace the power of social enterprise
“Be the change you want to see in the world” is more than a platitude—for these Goizueta alums, it’s a rallying cry. They’re in the...
Research in Practice: Data empowers social entrepreneurship
Mention the phrase social entrepreneurship, and it’s likely to conjure up inspiring notions of young business people with their sleeves rolled up toiling away...
Philanthropy: Decoding the giving patterns of foundations
Every year thousands of foundations give billions of dollars to nonprofits in the United States. And more and more of them are now tied...
Students, community get a taste of Goizueta’s Farmers to 40 project
“How do you produce a cup of coffee with more social justice?”
That is the question posed by Nicaraguan coffee farmer Byron Corrales which is...
Start:ME accelerator supports micro-entrepreneurs in Clarkston, East Lake
Social Enterprise @ Goizueta (SE@G) at Emory University is partnering with Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), CDF: A Collective Action Initiative and the...
Students launch campaign to support eye clinic
Last week, Goizueta Business School students Shannon Lin (BBA), Jacob Ethel (MBA) and Eric Banister (MBA) helped launch the first chapter in a 3-year...
Social Enterprise program featured in Net Impact ranking
Emory University’s Goizueta Business School has been named one of the nation’s top 25 schools for social impact.
The ranking, published by Net Impact, includes...
SE@G continues work to revitalize local communities
VilCap:Start, a 14 week accelerator program, works to unlock the true economic potential of marginalized communities by providing the most promising micro-entrepreneurs (businesses with...
SE@G team returns from Honduras
For the last two months, a team representing Social Enterprise @ Goizueta has been working with the ECHO Foundation on a plan to purchase and place approximately $180,000...
Coffee lovers should also love coffee farmers
Social Enterprise @ Goizueta (SE@G) continues its support of coffee farmers in Central America through its “Famers to 40” program. Farmers to 40 encourages...
SE@G partnership opens clinic in Nicaragua
For families living in the isolated town of Los Robles in northern Nicaragua (population: 2,000), getting healthcare has long been difficult. The closest hospital...
Goizueta team supports clinic construction, opening
For families living in the isolated town of Los Robles in northern Nicaragua (population 2,000), the closest hospital is in the nearby city of...