This a the title of a book KK bought in China a couple of years ago - the insights have driven KK to initiate a number of talks bearing this title for different audiences. Here is the gist -
Social Entrepreneurship and Mainstream Business: What’s the Connection and Why Does it Matter?
The upcoming luncheon seminar of Education for Good - "Social Entrepreneurship and Mainstream Business: What’s the Connection and Why Does it Matter?" will be the first attempt to systematically introduce to the business community why they should know more about the development of social entrepreneurship as a global movement and what they could and should do to support and collaborate with social entrepreneurs.
Education for Good CIC — A HKSEF Initiative
While the social entrepreneurship sector has made remarkable progress in recent year, KK has a big plan to announce - he is setting up the Education for Good CIC to spearhead innovation, scalable educational and training programs contributing to the development of social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
A New Business Model that You Would Like to be a Part of – Introducing Joshua Vial’s Enspiral Group
KK introduces a very innovative, young social entrepreneur from New Zealand, Joshua Vial, and Enspiral, the company that he founded and created entirely new career options for people who want to make a living and make a difference in this world at the same time.
The New Capitalist Manifesto – Come Read with Me
KK introduced a new title "The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business", written by Umair Haque, who argues that the current mode of capitalism is unsustainable and presents the blueprint for an infinitely better kind of business.
Investing through a Social Lens
Ming Wong, the Vice-Cair of Social Investors Club, published a series of articles on the development of social entrepreneurship in SCMP recently. Here are some of the articles for HKSEF supporters.
Love and Hope CIC: A Social Enterprise that You Will Be Proud Of
A high-tech, high-touch factory in Hong Kong designing and producing world-class knitwear? 100% ‘Made in HK’ and aspires to be the pride of Hong Kong? Sounds too good to be true. But this is L plus H CIC - a social enterprise created for the community and with the community.
Blue Sky Development and Regeneration won the Social Enterprise of the Year 2011 in UK
The Social Enterprise Coalition has named Blue Sky as the Social Enterprise of the Year for England 2011. Blue Sky was started as a business with one, clear, social objective – reducing re-offending - which has driven us since day one. Read their story and KK's insights for Hong Kong's social enterprises -
Angel Investors: The Missing Link in HK Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem?
One of HKSEF’s major challenges is to nurture and support would-be social entrepreneurs. It is easier said than done. We have seen many great ideas but few were materialized in the end. Is 'Angel Investor' the missing link in the local social entrepreneurship ecosystem?
Wind of Change? Finance Guru Ron Cordes is Pointing Billions of Dollars in Better Direction
Call it a midlife crisis gone terribly right. After 28 years in finance, Ron Cordes – co-chairman of the US$21billion asset management firm Greenworth – is dedicating his energy to building an online portal that will make impact investing a whole lot easier. Take a closer look to impact investing and recent developments -