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		<title>Added Value Negotiating:  Getting to Win-Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Added-value negotiating is all about coming away from the bargaining table with a win-win deal.  For social enterprises actively involved in making partnerships and establishing trust with these partners, this is a must-know model to making your deal a success for all parties involved.]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 2: Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu (Part II)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II of my interview with Melissa Richer, founder of Ayllu.  We covered the personal story behind the initial founding of Ayllu.  Ayllu is an organization bringing microfranchising of social enterprises to the developing world in an effort to alleviate global poverty.]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 2:  Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu (Part I)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interview with Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu, uncovers the movement to introduce microfranchising into the developing world as a means to combat poverty through local capacity-building and partnerships.]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 1:  Matt Mitro, CEO of Indego Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview with Matt Mitro, CEO of Indego Africa.  This wide-ranging interview contains unique insights from the entrepreneur's perspective in terms of creating his enterprise, finding funding, establishing local partnerships, and making the most of personal and professional networks.]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing #Socent Conversations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brief introduction to our new series, #Socent Conversations, where we speak with actual social entrepreneurs working in-field on their enterprises.  #Socent Conversations will be published every Thursday morning.  Our first guest is Matt Mitro, CEO of Indego Africa, a social enterprise empowering women entrepreneurs in Africa through market access, training, and real earnings they take home to their families.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Lessons from @Jason&#8217;s TWiST (This Week in Start-Ups)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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I had the privilege to attend TWiST, an online-broadcasted show hosted by founder of Mahalo.com and prominent angel investor, Jason Calacanis.  TWiST, or This Week in Start-Ups, provides an overview on the news related to start-ups and a dialogue with an established entrepreneur or venture funder.  This week&#8217;s episode had Jason inviting George Naspo, CEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ending Poverty Starts with a Mindset</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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I just saw the movie The End of Poverty, and it left a definite impression.  The movie starts with a very didactic, matter-of-fact tone.  Statistics recounting the horrors of global poverty flash across the screen in dramatic white text set to a black background.  I found the first forty-five minutes or so [...]]]></description>
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