Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad 17th and 18th of November 2011 The Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship plays hosts to India’s most influential social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, philanthropists, investors, academics, government and media representatives, who meet under it’s ‘big tent’ to collectively advance the agenda of social entrepreneurship in [...]

What is iDiya? Targeted at working professionals and early stage NGOs in India, iDiya invites self-sustainable and eventually profitable business models that can also create a social impact. The aim is to stimulate, develop and facilitate high-impact and scalable social enterprises in India. What’s in it for the winners? • A total prize money of Rs 3 [...]

The Piramal Fellowship is a unique opportunity for aspiring business and community leaders to engage where business and social impact intersect. Fellows are placed in leadership roles with for-profit businesses designed for social and environmental change. The program encourages participants to channel their business experience towards solutions with some of India’s most cutting-edge social entrepreneurs. The Fellowship builds on-the-job managerial [...]

Many conferences and seminars exist to bring together people for discussion, knowledge sharing, and networking.  The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation is hosting a forum on social entrepreneurship that will go to the next level and serve as the catalyst for future action.  The Forum  on Social Entrepreneurship will bring together thought leaders and visionaries, [...]

Goldman Sachs will be training 29 Indian women under it’s 10,000 Women program, an intiative to provide business and management education to under served female entrepreneurs. As reported by the Business Standard, Goldman is partnering with the National Entrepreneurship Network, London Business School and the Indian School of Business to provide 150-hours of classroom instruction and [...]

The Global Social Venture Competition, a MBA social venture competition that partners several different universities around the world, wrapped up this past weekend at UC Berkeley Haas Business School.   The GSVC is one of the most competitive gatherings in the social enterprise world, bringing together business plans that look at both profit and social impact.  [...]

E4SI is an ambitious fellowship program that we encourage everyone eligible to apply to: The Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) fellowship program has commenced its second annual rigorous recruitment process to match the most talented ten undergraduate students from fifteen elite Indian engineering schools with partner social enterprises that focus on development by means of [...]

The government of Punjab has been in the news this week, unveiling cutting-edge efforts to boost the local economy and build knowledge capital in the state The government announced a partnership with Bharati Wal-Mart, a national retail chain to set-up skill training center for youth [via PR Newswire]: The Punjab government has tied up with [...]

Here is a recap of the major investment activity in India’s social venture space and also traditional investment that will directly affect the poor: Social Chennai based Equitas will secure $12.5 million in funding from two private equity firms over the next few months. The organization intends to use the money to expand its branch [...]

The Economic Times reports today that IT firm Helios and Matheson had tied up with the Indian School of Business to float a venture fund supporting social entrepreneurs: The company will be leveraging on its association with ISB to select and study the feasibility of various entrepreneurship ideas. For instance, it is participating in the [...]