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		<title>The Social Enterprise Movement&#8217;s Next Big Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 4: Ken Banks, Founder of Kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["I meet people who are desperate to find their passion.  It’s hard to find people that don’t know – but when you find it, it’s gold-dust."]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 3:  Danny Sauter, President of Edun Live on Campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this installment of #Socent Conversations, I interview Danny Sauter, President of Edun Live on Campus.  His organization sells 100% African-sourced t-shirts to college students, raising awareness about responsible consumerism and providing living wages and empowerment for people in Africa.]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 2: Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<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>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/12/socent-conversations-1-matt-mitro-ceo-of-indego-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://socentex.com/2009/12/socent-conversations-1-matt-mitro-ceo-of-indego-africa/#comments</comments>
		<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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