Social entrepreneur Madeleine Shaw is known for her longstanding commitment to gender equality and progressive business practices. Co-founder (with her longtime business partner Suzanne Siemens) of Lunapads.com, a vertical, multiple-award-winning web retailer of...
Last week, as the sun shone on one of the warmest days Toronto has seen in a while, my neighbour hanged himself in the locker room of our apartment building. I didn’t know him. I hardly said two words to him, a reality I now regret. Still, the act left me...
On March 3, the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada hosted Canada’s first Crowdfunding Summit at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. A sold-out crowd of more than 350 attended. Like many other social entrepreneurs in attendance, I was there trying to...
Tourism, one of the largest industries on earth, can prove vital to the livelihood of countless women in developing countries worldwide. It can create employment opportunities, foster financial security, and break down the barriers of inequality and poverty. In honor...
If you are an entrepreneur, especially a social entrepreneur, you have to fight to get customers/clients. People don’t know you. Even if you have a kick-ass product or service. So, how do you focus your efforts to go after the right customers? How do you determine who...
