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[Competition] Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards

YoungUpstarts

Hosted online at Ashoka Changemakers - a community that connects social entrepreneurs around the globe to share ideas, inspire, and mentor each other – application for the competition is now open and will close midnight 1 August 2014.

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Join Techbikers 2016 – Paris to London

VC Cafe

I invite you to join Techbikers 2016 , and cycle from Paris to London with fellow entrepreneurs, investors and techies. Over the past 5 years, we’ve sponsored the building of 5 schools, 8 libraries and 3,000 scholarships for girls in Nepal, Cambodia and India. Why do we do this?

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Creating a movement

VC Cafe

We’re now over 500 strong, and have raised over $500,000 which were used to build 6 schools, 14 libraries and 300 scholarships for girls in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and Tanzania. Whether you’re a social entrepreneur, politician, or just a citizen making a difference, do good – it’s contagious!

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Interview with Jesse Katz, Founder of EF Buys

Growthink Blog

I recently had the opportunity to interview Jesse Katz, entrepreneur and founder of www.efbuys.com. EF Buys is Groupon for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries are very near to my heart. In 2009 I spent 10 months volunteering and traveling in South East Asia, India and Nepal. What is EF Buys?

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VC Cafe Turns 9

VC Cafe

We raised over $200,000 so far for Room to Read, helping build 4 schools, 8 libraries and fund 3,000 scholarships for girls to attend school in Nepal, India and Cambodia. Founder advice - A friend once told me that one of his best sources for post ideas are emails with questions he gets from entrepreneurs.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-Pushing

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The Story of Techbikers (You can Play a role too)

VC Cafe

Since we started Techbikers in 2012, 120 techies cycled from Paris to London and we’ve raised over 100,000 pounds for Room to Read , creating 3 schools, 4 libraries and 3,000 scholarships for girls in India and Nepal. This year, the thanks go to Google For Entrepreneurs, Yandex, Fried Frank and Get Taxi. Qosmic Qadence.

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