Stepping out of your Comfort Zone A little over a year ago, I hosted a holiday wine, cheese and chocolate party. Everyone was mingling and having a great time. That’s when a neighbor mentioned that her broomball team was looking for female players, and asked my...
Measuring Facts ~ For more than a decade of my career, I have been a nonprofit fundraiser. So, when I was presented the opportunity to join Street Business School (SBS) in Uganda this year, I came with the critical eye of a development professional. I...
Gender Balance: Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day serves as a celebration of everything women achieve and a call-to-action for advancing gender parity. This year’s theme, Balance for Better, calls on business, government and civil society to build a gender-balanced world—and it extends...
Extreme poverty rates have declined dramatically over the past 25 years. Nearly 1.1 billion people have moved out of extreme poverty since 1990, but around 10.7 percent of the global population still earn less than US$1.90 a day, according to the most recent World Bank...
Before our business training, Sandra was selling old newspapers and candy on a mat in the streets. She could only afford one meal a day. She wasn't able to pay medical bills when her baby got sick. Sadly, her baby passed away at 10 months...
INSPIRED IMPACT is an ongoing blog series that gives voice to social entrepreneurs and leaders of mission-driven organizations who are making an impact in their communities and industries. In June 2018, Street Business School CEO Devin Hibbard gave an in-depth to INSPIRED IMPACT, discussing the highly...
Franchising can go beyond cheeseburgers and coffee shops. A growing number of social enterprises believe this powerful business model can help them change the world. Companies use franchising to achieve scale. By licensing their knowledge, business model and brand to third parties, franchises expand faster than...
