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Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Random Thoughts

Social entrepreneurs are known for the creativity and innovation they bring to bear on the gaps in development. Whether tackling water or education, energy or sanitation, social entrepreneurs develop inventive ways to bring new solutions to social challenges. But, in all this creativity, they may be missing one of the larger issues at hand: employership, or, the generation of jobs where none existed before. Lest you confuse employership with entrepreneurship, allow me to elaborate. Entrepreneurship is a loaded word. There is pressure to launch a game-changing idea—or nothing at all. It asks for confidence and considerable chutzpah. It takes passion and an affinity for risk. To be an entrepreneur is to take the weight of the world on one’s shoulders in order to create something that no one has ever done before. It’s not something taken lightly, nor is it something many Indian families encourage.

- Lindsay Clinton
 www.intellecap.com

Spot on.

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