Taken from ‘Ethical Entrepreneurs: The rise and rise of good business’
An ‘Inspiring Entrepreneurs’ event hosted by the British Library’s Business & IP Centre.
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Business is getting ethical. It is estimated that social enterprises comprise five percent of the whole UK economy, with a combined turnover of £27bn and businesses with an ethical or green dimension are becoming increasingly powerful and valued by customers. In 2006 the Organic food market was worth £1.6bn, double the amount in 2000 and sales are forecast to hit £2.7bn by 2010.
So how do you start a social enterprise and where are the future opportunities? We hear from four of Britain ’s most successful social and ethical entrepreneurs on their experiences
John Bird, is the founder of the Big Issue magazine.
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Wild Women Entrepreneurs ( WWE) leader Ja-nae Duane is launching her new book which is entitled “How to Start Your Business With $100″, based on her successful experiences with fellow Wild Women Entrepreneurs launching businesses. Order at www.ja-nae.net Twitter: @thesunqueen
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Unstrapp’d is a YouTube-based Reality TV Show for Entrepreneurs with weekly videos that highlight the journey of a group of young entrepreneurs who risk it all moving to Southern California and raise capital to become the World’s Premier, Social Media Marketing Company. NEW Episodes air daily on YouTube Monday-Friday. And on our second channel Unstrapp’d 2 ( http://youtube.com/Unstrappd2 ), we release exclusive, uncut, and raw behind the scenes videos showing the fun side of what we do.
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Starring (in order of appearance)
Chris Record
Vanessa Record
Russell Yermal
Kyle Garrett
Bradley Will
Gabe Strom
Ben Dixon
Arthur Tubman
John Stippick
Bill Dulley
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Video Subtitles:
we all deserve a chance in life
to grow
prosper
and be a part of something great
well this is our story of what can happen
when you get that chance
8 of us moved from all over the country
to live in one house
our lives are being filmed everyday
while we work together
to build an empire
and this is our shot
a once in a lifetime opportunity
putting everything on the line
for one vision
to become the world’s premier
social media marketing company
i’ve heard it said challenges become opportunities
when the right people come together
so what’s next
the journey
you guys wanted a reality show
this is about to get real
i’m making huge promises right now to these clients
if we don’t deliver on these deadlines
we’re going to lose these clients
we’ve got to keep our word
guys we brought this team together for a reason
we’re either going to commit to getting the job done
or we’re going to pack up and go home
i’m a little bit concerned about what I just heard
and where we’re at today and what I just heard was
there’s $204 dollars in the back account
i’m done with this
get that out of my face
we’re building a hundred million dollar company
with or without you so just make a decision
are you in or you out
this thing is supposed to go live
tomorrow
guys we have an announcement to make
as of 15 minutes ago
chris and i just found out
i’m pregnant
but vanessa we planned this
but are we really capable
i know what it takes
i also know some of you don’t know what it takes
everything we’ve worked for has led us to right now
and it’s up to us what we want to do with it
even though you’re on the edge
you guys are keeping your focus
you’re hitting your time lines
and the company is going to launch on time
free blog factory is live
lets go
go push push push
dude
i cannot believe
we just pulled this off man
yeah buddy
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http://www.takeyourinfo.com/entrepreneur — Brief and Straightforward Guide about entrepreneur characteristics. We make it easy for everyone who need information about entrepreneur characteristics here!
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IdeasLab with Social Entrepreneurs
Join Social Entrepreneurs in the IdeasLab to discover creative solutions designed to address society’s most pressing needs
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Preview for Bill Drayton: Entrepreneur for Society — one of 16 DVDs created by Ashoka’s Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka and a leader in the social entrepreneurship movement, shares his own story as a guide to creating widespread social change. To buy the films, visit dvd.ashoka.org.
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Bradley Chapman is the founder of the online business networking and business support website Million Impossible, and the digital magazine Raw Entrepreneur. He started his latest venture after going bankrupt
and suffering the painful breakdown of a relationship. Today he says: I do not want other entrepreneurs to have to go through the pain that I have experienced. I will share my life, my challenges, my success in the hope that some of you will benefit from my experiences.
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Video: Matt Casswell
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Bill Drayton, Chairman and CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and lifelong entrepreneur, helped build the field of social entrepreneurship 25 years ago and remains committed to shaping a dynamic, global citizen sector. He was recently selected as one of America’s Best Leaders by US News & World Report and Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership.
Ashoka’s mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs – extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities – supporting them, their…
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Social Entrepreneurs talk about themselves, their projects and what it means to be part of the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland network
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