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Eximius’09 is at IIM-B

EXIMIUS is the entrepreneurship summit at IIM Bangalore, which aims to promote an entrepreneurial mindset amongst the Indian youth. It is organized by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell. This year Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Biocon) & Sudhir Sethi (IDG Ventures), Prof. Narayandas…

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Hybrid Business Models

The hybrid business model (nonprofit with a profit-earning arm) is a central figure as a certain type of social enterprise, and is a topic of discussion by SocialEdge and books such as “The Power of Unreasonable People” or “How to Change…

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Social Entrepreneurship at the TiE Summit 2008

Look out for the TiE Entrepreneurship Summit 2008 scheduled for December 16-18th to be held at Hotel Grand Ashok, Bangalore.

The theme of this year’s conference is Inclusive Entrepreneurship and features a keynote session on Social Entrepreneurship. Speakers at the keynote include…

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Tech Winners Starting Small, Scaling Up

Remember the Tech Museum Awards? The award “honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity.” The 25 winners were announced yesterday, with two innovators from India. MercuryNews.com covered the ceremony in San Jose, California and met…

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TC-I Fundwatch: Omidyar Network and Unitus invest Rs. 60 Crore in Comat Technologies

The market for double bottom-line investments in India is becoming hotter and hotter. Interestingly, its not just the microfinance institutions who are attracting the capital. We reported earlier in TC-I about MokshaYug Access, securing $2 million in funding from Unitus and…

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TC-I Call to Action: Exciting Jobs, Fellowships, and Conferences!

Looking for ways to put thought into action? Well, look no further! Below you’ll find our weekly review of opportunities. Please send along any other opportunities to info@thinkchangeindia.org.

Jobs

WaterAid India is currently seeking a Chief Executive to be based out of New…

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Loans that can save Lives

Indians have a much higher pre-disposition for heart disease, and are genetically three times more vulnerable to a heart attack as compared to people living in many Western nations. While cardiovascular medicine has made great strides in the last few…

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EXIMIUS – Entrepreneurship Summit @ IIMB – August 22-23rd

This weekend, there is an entrepreneurship summit at the IIM in Bangalore. Titled Eximius, the goal of the summit is to “present a wonderful opportunity for students and aspiring entrepreneurs to validate your ideas, network with like-minded people and gain…

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TC-I Call to Action

Our weekly review of opportunities. Want us to post a job or an opportunity, drop us a word at info@thinkchangeindia.org

Jobs

  • UnLtd India is an innovative foundation that exists to be a home for early-stage social entrepreneurs in India. It finds funds and…

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Guest-Post: The Savior of Madurai’s Mentally-Ill

Editor’s Note: This article is contributed by Sarah Scrafford, who regularly writes on the topic of top accredited universities. She invites your questions and writing job opportunities at her personal email address.

Very rarely do we come across people who are genuinely…