2009 Social Enterprise Conference: A Conversation with Nancy Barry
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Channel: Columbia Business School · 2009 · Nonprofits & Activism
Nancy Barry, president and CEO of Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, stresses the importance of Columbia Business School's Social Enterprise Conference and discusses her personal motivation to work in social enterprise. Other topics of Barry's talk include: the ways companies are engaged in emerging markets, how companies at the forefront of social enterprise communicate with their shareholders, why business leaders should care about social enterprise and how multinational firms need to act to not miss opportunities in emerging markets. The 2009 Social Enterprise Conference took place on October 9 at Columbia Business School. The conference shed light on the entire process for social ventures -- from vision to specific practices -- and addressed how organizations can gain momentum and strength during the global economic downturn. To learn more about the Social Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School, visit http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/socialenterprise
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