January 2009 Edition

Andrew Dilts founded the Laurel Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in Waterloo, Canada, to nurture social entrepreneurs to achieve their potential with focused training in professional business skills. This education is achieved through a series of conferences, workshops, boot camps and lectures.

Bill Young created Social Capital Partners to incubate and invest in social enterprises It has developed a transformational system to bridge the gap between private sector corporations and community organizations to create social jobs in Canada

The New Venture Fund in Mexico provides access to sources of capital and strategic consulting services to budding entreprenuers, to help create sustainable businesses that combines profitability with social responsibility

The team at Ashoka Mexico, led by Director Armando Laborde, is breathing new life into Mexico's social economy and inspiring a new generation of changemakers

Carnegie Mellon University based organization is empowering developing communities by building sustainable technologies with the locals