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A Note on Social Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Muhammad YunusJanuary 12, 2020 This is a short note to draw your attention to the difference between Social Business, Social Entrepreneurship, and Social Enterprises. In some writings I see the differences are blurred or even the terms are used interchangeably. It will be damaging to the concepts to use these terms interchangeably. I have tried to clarify this in my writings in the past. But I see that the confusion still persists. I have defined social business as a business which is ...
ANNUAL REPORT 2019 YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS CENTRE – UNIVERSITA’ DI URBINO, ITALY
ANNUAL REPORT 2019 YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS CENTRE – UNIVERSITA’ DI URBINO, ITALYThe Yunus Social Business Centre-Università di Urbino was established on May 20th, 2019 during the visit of Prof. Muhammad Yunus at University of Urbino, on the occasion of which the newly established Yunus Social Business Center - Urbino organized in his honor the world premiere of the "27 dollari" opera, dedicated to him and inspired by his book "Banker to the poor ".During this period, in the year...
Want to explore more about social business and microcredit?
Yunus Centre offers two different visit programs to let people know about the journey of social business and microcredit. Join our “Exposure Visit Program” and “Immersion Program” for gaining the best experience of social business learning journey.Exposure visit program is a 5-day long visit; including field trips that will help the visitor to understand the essence of social business and microcredit within a short time. Write to: ycexposure@yunuscentre.org for more infor...
In Memory of Abed
21 December, 2019You Will Remain Our Companion ForeverMuhammad YunusAbed has left. But it is not possible to bid farewell to him. He remains with us as our companion forever. Since the Liberation War he is in the very grain of our society. There is no layer and sub-layer of our societal make up which has not been touched by Abed’s work. He is the principal architect of the massive transformation that has taken place in Bangladesh society since liberation.Abed made skillful steps to w...
Yunus in Japan: Meets Rola, Bangladeshi Japanese Super Model, Launches Yunus Yoshimoto Social Action Company, Addresses Social Tech Summit and Social Business Forum Osaka
Yunus Centre Press Release (27 November, 2019)Yunus Raises Question “Who Would Rule The World: Human Beings or Artificial Intelligence?”Japan's glamorous super model, actress, singer, TV personality, and author Rola came to meet Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in his hotel while he was on a social business tour of Japan during this month. She was accompanied by her twin brother and manager. Both are Bangladeshi Japanese, born of a Bangladeshi father. She says she misses Bangl...
Grameen Trust (GT) crosses 11,000 New Entrepreneurs(Nobin)
Grameen Trust (GT) has crossed 11,000 New Entrepreneurs in its 735th Executive Design Lab (EDL) held on November 24, 2019 at Rajbari Unit under Faridpur Anchal. The Design Lab was chaired by Mr. Delwar Hossain, Anchal Prodhan, Faridpur Anchal. A total of 6 project proposals were presented by the potential new entrepreneurs and all the proposals were unanimously approved during the Lab. Till November 24, 2019, GT has approved a total of 11,031 Nobin projects wi...
Yunus in Taiwan for Social Business East Asia Conference; Addresses Celebration of 380th Anniversary of Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan
Yunus Centre Press Release (24 November, 2019)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Taiwan to attend the 2nd Social Business East Asian Conference as chief guest from 17th to 19th November 2019. During this conference, he had dialogues with the business community of Taiwan including Terry Gou, Taiwanese billionaire and Founder, Chairman of Foxconn. He is the richest person in Taiwan. Terry Gou announced to contribute USD 3 million to create a Social Business Venture Capital F...
The YSBC of Urbino University at the closing event of the Financial Education Month organized by the National Committee for Financial Education in Rome. 31 October 2019.
The University of Urbino was among the partners invited to participate in the closing event of the "Financial Education Month 2019" organized by the "Committee for the planning and coordination of financial education activities", which was held in Rome on October 31st 2019 at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.The Month of Financial Education is an initiative of the Committee that promotes free and quality opportunities, without commercial purposes, to increase the basic knowledge on the manage...
Speaker of German Parliament meets Yunus to Discuss Social Business
Yunus Centre Press Release (November 8, 2019)President of German Parliament, Wolfgang Schäuble invited Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to have an one-on-one meeting in his office at the Bundestag, in Berlin on November 6 to discuss economic issues related to social business, poverty, microfinance, unemployment and youth.Schäuble has been a member of the Bundestag since 1972 and is the longest serving member of parliament in German history. He has been the President of the Bunde...
Tenth One Young World Summit Held in London
Yunus Centre Press Release (October 29, 2019)Yunus Urged Youth to Reversing the Environmental Degradation and Wealth ConcentrationNobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Her Royal Highness Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex together on stage during the opening ceremony of the One Young World summit at the Royal Albert Hall, in London on 22 October 2019. The event is described as a “global forum for young leaders” and brings together 2,000 people from more than 190 countries. Profes...
Pr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize 2006, gives an exceptional conference at Kedge Business School in Marseille.
On October 9th, 2019, KEDGE Business School Marseille Campus welcomed Professor Muhammad Yunus for an inspiring conference on the theme "Bringing Social Business to Your Campus". More than 1000 students, among which 600 attending in the amphitheater and 400 connected through visio-conference from Paris, Bordeaux and Toulon campuses, listened to Pr. Yunus sharing his path, learnings and vision for a world of three zeros: zero poverty, zero unemployment, zero carbon emission."Do not accept what yo...
Montpellier Business School established the 4th Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) in France and the 80th YSBC
Montpellier Business School established the ‘Yunus Centre for Social Business and Financial Inclusion’ on 9th October 2019 and became the 4th Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) in France and the 80th YSBC to be signed. The signing took place with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, and Bruno Ducasse, General Director of Montpellier Business School. Thibaut Rochette, Vice-president Montpelier Business School Alumni , Didier Grino, Deputy General Director Montpellier Business Sch...
Innovate Together to Achieve SDGs & Climate Actions Through Social Business
Yunus Centre Press Release (04 October, 2019)Call From UN High-Level Side Event on Social BusinessThe 74th UN General Assembly’s High-Level Side Event on “Social Business, Youth and Technology” was held at the United Nations Head Quarters, New York on September 26th 2019. The theme for this year’s programme was “Innovate Together for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Actions Through Social Business “.This High-Level Event on Social Busine...
The Grand final of the 4th edition of the Social Business Creation Competition organized by HEC Montreal took place on 30 September 2019.
The Grand final of the 4th edition of the Social Business Creation Competition organized by HEC Montreal took place on 30 September 2019. The global competition is a training platform for student with an avid interest in Social Business.Congratulations to the winning team! 2019's winning teams are:First - Turbodega (Management tools for small grocers in emerging countries to help them track their daily sales in real time), from McGill University.Second - Mom&Me Care (Integrated services...
Present World is on a Disaster Path
Yunus Centre Press Release (02 October, 2019) Yunus Warns Former Presidents and Prime Ministers in a Side Event During UN Week in NY On Sept 25, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed the exclusive side event to the UN General Assembly on the issue of “Geopolitics in the Age of Sustainable Development” at Harvard Club and organized by Kerry Kennedy, founder and CEO of Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope, a Human Rights Foundation . Thirty former Presidents and Prime...
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