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#146: Nonprofit Entrepreneur Recognized For Impact On Poverty
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#146: Nonprofit Entrepreneur Recognized For Impact On Poverty

October 30, 2014 - Read the full Your Mark on the World article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/1DzQ0yu. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. At its recent fall conference, the Social Venture Network recognized four entrepreneurs with its Innovation Awards. Among the winners was Alfa Demmellash, CEO of Rising Tide Capital. Alfa shared some of her thinking with us. Explaining what it means to be a social entrepreneur, she said, “Being a social entrepreneur means leveraging business principles and sensibilities to create solutions that combat social issues.” "I am passionate about the possibilities that occur when individuals see the world around them differently, and believe they can actually make a difference," she added. "A lot of people have great vision and ideas but are held back by fear of failure and other people’s opinions. You have to inoculate yourself against those internal and external voices. You have to arrive at a place where you think you have a limited time to make your mark on this planet," she continued. Hinting at her nonprofit’s unlikely focus on entrepreneurship, she concluded, “Business is at the heart of what can positively impact other prevalent crises that we are trying to address. Surprisingly very minimal effort and investment go into the creation of localized businesses within communities that have been traditionally marginalized. It is clear that this is one of the only ways to address the underlying issue of economic poverty.”

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