Using Social Entrepreneurship to Create Change in Belizean Communities
I’m Andre Pitts, a 26-year-old Belizean. As a developing nation, Belize has its fair share of challenges: an unstable economy, high crime rate, and high unemployment as well as underemployment. One of the biggest challenges is the inability of parents to pay for their children’s education and associated expenses. In the village that I live … Read More »
Growing Your Entrepreneurial Mindset: Reflections from Professor Michael Goldberg
Professor Michael Goldberg discussed the “entrepreneurial mindset” in a Facebook Live chat with young leaders and entrepreneurs from across Latin America & the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa, sharing advice on how to launch and grow their businesses and create change in their communities.
Fresh Ideas Can Help Sustain a Business
YLAI Network member Mauricio Talbott Fajardo shares how businesses can succeed in an evolving marketplace.
Nuevas ideas pueden ayudar a mantener un negocio en funcionamiento
Mauricio Talbott Fajardo ¡Hasta el 80 por ciento de los emprendimientos dejan de existir antes de cumplir 3 años! ¿No es aterrador? Bueno, esto es lo que impulsa a todos a poner manos en el asunto y prepararse para sobrevivir. Cuando era niño, las empresas tenían 50, 60 y más de 100 años, ahora las … Read More »
The Importance of Taking Risks
Advice for entrepreneurs from 2017 YLAI Fellow and restauranteur Rebeca Levia from El Salvador.
Pushing boundaries “Beyond Silicon Valley”
Dr. Michael E. Goldberg's book Beyond Silicon Valley shares the stories of 20 inspiring entrepreneurs from communities around the world who are creating change in their neighborhoods and their societies, building a brighter future for themselves and the future generations that will follow.