Social Business
Yunus Launches European Social Business Week in Lund, Sweden
[NEWS_IMAGE]Second European Social Business Week was held in Lund and Malmö on 12–16 May, 2014. Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus participated in the week long Forum as the chief guest. Social problems in Europe and their solutions were discussed and explored by and with academics, entrepreneurs, students, NGOs and public officials during the Week. The Week was launched by the vice Chancellor of Lund University, the largest university in Sweden with 47 thousand students, in the ...
5th & 6th Screening Workshop of Nobin Udyokta at Jessore and Thakurgaon
The next phase of the Nobin Udyokta Screening Exercise took the Social Business team of Grameen Telecom Trust to Jessore and Thakurgaon. The day long screening exercise in Jessore was held on Tuesday, 29th April 2014 at Jagaroni Chakra Foundation at Jessore Sadar. The exercise included briefing, discussion and break away sessions. Similarly the day long exercise in Thakurgaon was held on Monday, 5th May, 2014 at the complex of a local NGO Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO). [...
Investment Agreements with Nine new Nobin Udyoktas
On Sunday, May 4th 2014, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with nine (9) new Nobin Udyoktas(NU) (New Entrepreneurs). This takes the total number of NU projects signed by GTT to thirty eight (38). These aspiring entrepreneurs are all children of Grameen Bank familes who plan to start new businesses or scale up existing ones. Grameen Telecom Trust under its Nobin Udyokta Program is providing assistance to them through investments and other ancillary services. The aim ...
Nineteen New Social Business projects presented at the 15th Design Lab
[NEWS_IMAGE]The 15th Yunus Centre Social Business Design Lab took place on May 03, 2014 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium, participated by 200 representative of national and international organizations.At the 15th design lab, nineteen new social business plans were presented. These included eighteen Nobin Udyokta projects, businesses launched by young entrepreneurs who are the children of Grameen Bank families. The ones selected for presentation were Meghla Beauty Parlour by Morzina Akter Meghla; D...
Investment Agreements with Five (5) new Nobin Udyoktas
On Sunday, April 20, 2014 Managing Director of Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA signed investment agreements with five (5) new Nobin Udyoktas(NU) (New Entrepreneurs) in presence of the Honorable Chairman, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. This takes the total number of NU projects signed by GTT to twenty nine (29). [NEWS_IMAGE] These aspiring entrepreneurs are all children of Grameen Bank familes who plan to start new businesses or scale up existing ones. Grameen ...
Over 100 Social Businesses Produced by Design Lab
[NEWS_IMAGE] The 14th Yunus Centre Social Business Design Lab took place on 19 April 2014 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium. Over 150 participants from national and international organizations attended in the program.The Design Lab was chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. He began by welcoming the guests including those participating via live stream.Professor Yunus then provided a summary of the projects presented at the lab so far. Of a total of 113 projects, 97 projects approved f...
YUNUS CENTRE AT TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
[NEWS_IMAGE] Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Taiwan from April 10 to 14, at the invitation of National Central University, Taiwan and the Rotary Club of Taiwan. A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was ceremonially signed on 14th April, 2014 between Yunus Centre and National Central University (NCU), the prestigious 99 year old public university, in the presence of the Mayor of the County, Mr. John Chils-Yang Wu, deans, and faculty members, to create Yunus Social Business Ce...
German Trade Union Leader Takes Interest in Social Business
[NEWS_IMAGE] Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus met with Mr Michael Sommer, the Chairman of the German Federation of Trade Unions on April 8 at the residence of German Ambassador Dr. Albrecht Conze. Mr Sommer and his delegation are in Bangladesh on a four day visit. Mr Sommer discussed social business ideas with Professor Yunus and presented his experience with trade unions, which have a 150 year old history in Germany. He wanted to understand how social business can help workers and the ...
Grameen Intel in 1st National Job Fair of Daffodil International University
9 March 2014, Dhaka: World’s first IT social business company Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd. has recently participated in a job fair, organized by the Daffodil International University.This is the 1st job fair organized by Daffodil International University with the tagline of Connecting Talents to promote the career of the young talents of the country. The daylong mega event held on 6th March, 2014 (Thursday) at the Hall of Fame and the Celebrity Hall of Bangabandhu International...
Farming software applications of Grameen Intel receives hearty admiration in Nepal
23 February 2014, Dhaka: World’s first IT social business company Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd. (GISB) has recently organized a training session for farmers and entrepreneurs in Nepal in association with High Value Agricultural project (HVAP) of the Government of Nepal and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The session was designed towards introducing information and communication technology (ICT) as a promising way to help farmers make smart use of the limi...
Grameen Intel’s farming software to empower rice farmers in Cambodia
16 March 2014, Dhaka: World’s first IT social business company Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd. (GISB) has recently organized an expert training session in Cambodia with the Project for Agriculture Development and Economic Empowerment (PADEE), a program funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Cambodia. Other partners of the event were Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), SNV - Netherlands Development Organization, and iDE Cambod...
Grameen Telecom Trust Signs Joint Venture Agreements
[NEWS_IMAGE] Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT) signed joint venture agreements with Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) and Green Savers Association to commence two social business ventures. The signing ceremony was held at the 13th Yunus Centre Social Business Design Lab held at the Grameen Bank Auditorium on March 15, 2014. The ceremony was presided over by Chairman of Grameen Telecom Trust, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Managing Director of GTT, Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA represe...
Investment Agreements with 3 Nobin Udyoktas
On Sunday, March 16, 2014, Managing Director of Grameen Telecom Trust, Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA signed investment agreements with 3 Nobin Udyoktas (New Entrepreneurs) where two of them are female entrepreneurs. [NEWS_IMAGE] These aspiring entrepreneurs are all children of Grameen Bank familes who plan to start new businesses or scale up existing ones. Grameen Telecom Trust under its Nobin Udyokta Program is providing assistance to them through investments and other ancillary services. The ai...
Social Businesses Got financed through Social Business Design Lab
[NEWS_IMAGE] The 13th Yunus Centre Social Business Design Lab took place today, 15 March 2014, at Grameen Bank Auditorium. Around 150 participants from different organizations attended. Four member delegations from Yunus Centre at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, three members from Japan, Professor A. K. Azad Khan, President of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) and Mr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid, Chief Coordinator of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), among others.At the 13t...
Yunus visits Social Business Initiatives in three countries
[NEWS_IMAGE] In a just concluded two week (February 23 – March 7) tour of three countries, France, USA, and Cambodia, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus launched new social businesses, and visited social businesses already in operation, participated in board meetings of social business funds, and met potential investors in social businesses.In Paris, Professor Yunus attended the board meeting of Grameen Credit Agricole social business fund. The Board approved four projects for ...