By Talk of the Nation — 2010
Professor Cornel West confesses that he’s having second thoughts about President Obama. West is also concerned about the lack of love and respect he sees between people, particularly where race is concerned.
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While we have yet to see the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic, we have begun to witness its severe impact on our global economy. Businesswomen, specifically businesswomen of color, have been disproportionately affected.
Rob Chesnut: When you’re driven to do something that is bigger than yourself and you feel that what you’re doing is good for the world, that’s a powerful combination.
Many of today and tomorrow’s social and environmental healers are and must be entrepreneurs.
The definition of success often comes in different shapes and sizes. For most entrepreneurs, the measure of success is usually financial gains. However, the journey of a social entrepreneur is slightly different.
Every entrepreneur has an opportunity to make a major impact within their own organization. You just have to know where to look.
By marrying purpose and profit, these innovative companies address social and environmental challenges in a way that is financially sustainable--a virtuous cycle that benefits all involved.
Since entrepreneurs are creators, they hold the power to make statements that can cause a ripple effect, impacting the masses in a positive or negative way (depending on how it’s being used).
CSR might be the last thing on an entrepreneur’s mind when he or she sets out to start a successful business, but I’m now convinced it should be part of a company’s culture from Day 1.
Business ethics are not something you need to start worrying about when your company reaches a certain size; they need to be sewn into the fabric of your startup from the get-go.
Andrew Kassoy and the other two co-founders of B Lab are encouraging businesses to focus on more than just profits.