Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I recognized the challenges that the majority of the unemployed face in South Africa: a lack of finance, lack of frequent access to technology, education and language issues (English is not the first language of many in South Africa). Image Credit: Saleem Jaffer. Thanks to Sahil Gupta, Patch Homes ! #19

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Grant and I were thinking of the name for our company, we knew we wanted to include the word “equity” because that’s what we’re working to achieve through our innovative use of Virtual Reality technology to combat implicit bias. As soon as the name Equity Commons came to us, we knew it was perfect. White, Equity Commons ! #4-

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 20, 2019

In South Africa especially, there is an underlying need to keep a business well financed and managed, in alignment with the economic development goals of the country. This means for the initial capital investment must be well managed, with a thin line between debt and equity financing.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The term ‘community engagement’ is popular in Australia, South Africa, and Canada, while public involvement is the most common term in the United Kingdom. Technically speaking, there isn’t a whole lot of difference between them. The primary difference in the terms relates to your geographical location.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In the 1970s, shareholders protested against apartheid in South Africa by withdrawing their equity from companies in that country. The first socially responsible strategies rose during the 1950s and 1960s. Most of them focused on health facilities and affordable housing.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

Impact Investing has been around for a long time, most prominently since the 1960’s as companies and governments began engaging with the concept through private equity and debt investing in developing economies. Impact tech investors include Bridges Fund Managements, DBL, Accion, Elevar equity and Patamar, among others.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Startup Ireland does not take a seat on the board but does take 10% equity. Russia, Belarus, England, Greece and South Africa. Those that are accepted must arrange private-sector funding in an amount equal to the Startup Ireland funding. That’s more than top U.S. But we think we have extra things to offer.”.

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