Pitching to a room full of investors doesn’t have to be terrifying. Pioneers Post sat in on a recent Deal Share Live session in Singapore, as creative entrepreneurs from around Asia shared their stories and grew their networks.
Fresh approaches to supporting artisans, designers, IT specialists and others to grow their small businesses are under way around the world, focusing particularly on marginalised communities.
New scheme delivered in partnership by the British Council and Pioneers Post will offer young journalists from five countries training, mentoring and opportunities to research and publish stories of social and creative enterprise for a global audience.
Pakistan faces many challenges, but while some see its enormous population of young people as a problem, others believe that the youth generation offers the country its best hope of a brighter future.
Today in Pakistan a new report highlights how social enterprise can advance women's rights. Dr Shamshad Akhtar of the United Nations says it provides a unique opportunity to dismantle some of the barriers women face.
If social enterprise strives for a more equal society and a fairer economy, it should be impacting gender inequality. A new report by the British Council considers how it’s doing.
As the British Council launches a landmark study on the state of the social enterprise sector in South Asia, Tristan Ace argues that such data is urgently needed to realise the vision of a world where business delivers social as well as financial impact.
Sameen Batool started a social enterprise to create sustainable employment for women in rural Pakistan. This is the second in a series of films from the British Council showing social enterprises in action around the world.
Issue four of Pioneers Post Quarterly is out now! Subscribers can get their teeth into a wealth of content including interviews with Skoll’s Sally Osberg and Sir Ronald Cohen, social enterprise in Pakistan and Bangladesh and much more…
