Social or Cultural Entrepreneurship: An Argument for a New Distinction

While looking for info on the difference between Social and Cultural Entrepreneurship, I found this very interesting article by Courtney E. Martin & Lisa Witter from the Standford Social Innovation Review. The authors state that through paradigms that: [...] "Identifying and understanding the distinction between cultural entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship is important for a number … Continue reading Social or Cultural Entrepreneurship: An Argument for a New Distinction

New MIT Business Plan Competition Takes on the Arts

Bloomberg Businessweek article by Francesca Di Meglio gives a good insight into the new MIT Business Plan Competition focusing on "innovative use of the arts as a core component of business plans ... an extension of MIT’s annual $100K Entrepreneurship Competition:. More info here.

Rwanda: Why Culture Is Essential for Tourism

An article by Philippe Mwema Bahati, gives an idea on how cultural businesses can help social and environmental problems caused by poverty to be given a chance through tourism. I quote: "...Yet to turn culture into a tourism commodity, it should be available, as Bart Gasana, the chairperson of the chamber of tourism in the … Continue reading Rwanda: Why Culture Is Essential for Tourism