Social Entrepreneur: Conscious Companies | Benefit Corporations | Impact Investing

Ashoka Social Financial Services Group identifies and supports social entrepreneurs using market forces for social good. If you heard Episode 60 of Social Entrepreneur with Bill Drayton, you heard him talking about the power of a network of leading social entrepreneurs. The Social Financial Services group focuses on social entrepreneurs who are pursuing innovative approaches to access new sources of capital and use market dynamics to create social impact. Stuart Yasgur is just the right guy to run this group. He spent a decade working with startup and growth-stage businesses as a consultant in New York City. He obtained degrees from Cornell, Columbia and the London School of Economics. More than that, when you hear him talk, you realize, he has a heart for this work. Social Entrepreneurship Quotes from Stuart Yasgur: “The market determines a lot of the character and quality of your life.” “The market has the potential to be transformative. When it works really well it, it can enable us to work together to