Microsoft’s WebsiteSpark launched for Indian Design Startups

Microsoft, after it’s BizSpark program has launched WebsiteSpark program in India, in order to reach out to smaller web development companies (i.e. companies with less than 10 employees). Lets talk about the most important offering, i.e. free software that you get as part of the programme! For design, development, testing and demonstration of new websites [...]

Power of MNEs to encourage entrepreneurship

Many large and medium size companies have the power to promote and facilitate entrepreneurship through their supply chain and distribution channels. One of the companies trying out to reach to new customers by working with local microentrepreneurs has been Nestle in the Philippines, which introduced programs to help in the branding of products of small-scale [...]

What can companies learn from social entrepreneurs?

I recently read a report about what companies can learn from SEs by Johanna Mair and Christian Seelos. The two researchers propose three models of collaboration (integrated, symbiotic, and complementary) that companies may use to formulate global strategies that will serve their own sustainable development needs while also serving society’s need for innovation. 1. Integrated [...]