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[Review] The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook

YoungUpstarts

Scofield, the president and CEO of FINCA – a charitable organization that offers micro loans to the world’s lowest income entrepreneurs – shares his own, sometimes very personal, experiences, ranging from being as a Peace Corp volunteer in Guatemala to running FINCA.

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Dreams of Growth and Expansion

Up and Running

And for coffee distribution, you’ll have to press elbows with Starbucks in Guatemala. If you decide to produce toilets, sinks and showers, you’ll have to go to Japan. The textile factories are in Buenos Aires. All markets are global. So you’ll have to leave the comfort of your CEO control booth to travel afar.

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