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 -
A Proposed Social Enterprise Development Fund for HK: But shall we learn from UnLtd instead?
The Chief Executive has suggested allocating $500 million from the Lotteries Fund to form a Social Enterprises Development Fund to provide loans to social enterprises. If the government is ready to commit a sizable amount of public money to support the development of social entrepreneurship, what is the best way to go about it?
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.
Social Innovator as Mayor of Seoul – What Can We Learn from Park Won Soon
In October last year, an NGO founder and social innovator Park Won Soon (朴元淳) was elected Mayor of Seoul. Park is a lawyer by profession and a well-known human rights lawyer. But he was most popularly known for his work as the founder of two NGOs – People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) founded in 1994 and the Beautiful Foundation founded in 2000.
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.
The Jade Club: Innovation is the Gem in Elderly Care
Patrick Cheung is now embarking on a new social venture – the Jade Club – an innovative social enterprise that promises to completely transform the elderly care service in Hong Kong, and ultimately the Greater China region. Here is why -
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.
Would you be Inspired by Karen Tse – the First Ethnic Chinese Ashoka Fellow?
KK introduces Karen Tse, an exemplary social entrepreneur who founded the International Bridges to Justice and managed to change the fate of millions who face human right abuses in Asian countries.
Adopting a Mentor – My Experience with Vivian Hutchinson
When growing number of organisations in Hong Kong introduce mentorship schemes in recent years, KK would like to share his experience in "Adopting a Mentor" -
A Social Entrepreneurship Course in an American University – Have you come across one in Hong Kong?
KK interviewed Claudia, a HKU student who happened to have completed a short course on social entrepreneurship at Brown University.