One of the best things about working with entrepreneurs is that the good ones are willing to listen and, if they hear something that rings true, they make changes.

The Power of One

by Geri Stengel on Feb 17, 2011 - 12:11am

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After he retired, Burt Freeman set up a nonprofit program that he envisioned as a personal project in which he'd do all the work, "Something to keep me out of the pool halls."

In this last school year, the 11-year-old program gave 4,400 children the opportunity to choose and own books – in most cases, for the first time in their lives. Freeman hasn't counted how many children have been served overall.

Boomer Builds Business Through Support

by Geri Stengel on Mar 30, 2010 - 10:15am

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Prelude to the Road to Entrepreneurship
I teach Entrepreneurship at The New School. The class is a mix of matriculated and non-matriculated students. They range in age from 18 to 65 years of age. They take my class for a variety of reasons: some have a business idea; others have entrepreneurial instincts and want to see if they can generate an idea for a business; still others are just curious.

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A Social Entrepreneur Turns Children Into Young Heroes

by Geri Stengel on May 27, 2009 - 9:47pm

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I suppose you could say all social entrepreneurs are heroes, but only one has started an organization to support and acknowledge other heroes. These heroes are far too young to have taken on this responsibility, for they’re responsible for their own care and feeding: They have been left orphaned after their parents died of AIDS in the country that has the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS.

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Room by Room: Making a Social Impact Meets Reality Show

by Geri Stengel on May 26, 2009 - 8:35am

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You never know where and when you’ll meet a kindred spirit. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that I met one on the online. After all, making connections with like-minded people is what the Internet is all about.