Impact Investing in West Africa, a first analysis available online.

I have recently shared a number of resources and material about Impact Investing and also have mentioned my interest in Africa. Today, I have been reading this amazing report that mixes both of my current interests:  Impact Investing in West Africa, the first comprehensive analysis ever conducted on the impact investing industry in the region. The report aims…

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Innovation Centers in Africa

I am very interested in Innovation Centres and LABs and have been exploring and also visiting some in different countries. Lately, my focus has been in Africa. A lot has been written about the boom of innovation centres in Africa, but recently mHealth Africa published a great infographic that shows all those hubs on the continent. …

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Social Entrepreneurs: Have Your Say! An Interactive Event on social entrepreneurship in Europe

The European Commission has organised a super interesting two-day interactive event on social entrepreneurship in Europe which will enable you to: discuss the issues YOU want and feed that into the conclusions of the event learn from foreign experiences and create networks have your own stand to showcase your success If you are interested in Social…

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Incubators and accelerators for social businesses

If you are running a young social enterprise or looking to start one, a pit stop at a social enterprise incubator or accelerator program may be all you need to kick start your business.  Many of these programs provide social entrepreneurs with the opportunity to meet seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors, get advice, refine the business…

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A 7 step guide to early stage impact investing

A few days ago I published about the expansion of Impact Investing and the discussions held at the last IE Impact Investing Forum that took place in Madrid. I also included some key resources about Impact Investing Today, I want to share with you a e-guide that aims to help those with an interest in investing in…

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Apple’s Process of Creative Innovation

  This beautifully designed video by Apple is an inspiring explanation of how they are able to succeed in the area of creative innovation. Apple has proven time and time again that they understand what it takes to be on the cusp of cutting edge creativity for their consumers. Enjoy the video and don’t forget to share! [su_youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZmIiIXuZ0″] Here…

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