Archive for the ‘social entrepreneurs’ Category
what if, a million job creation was the election mantra of a new common sense party in Nepal
July 14th, 2010
A couple of What ifs: a) What if some dynamic young leaders of different political parties decided to come together and start fresh and make a new party (the way kadima was formed in Israel). b) What if they then, brought all the young social entrepreneurs and economic advisors into their core political team and … Read the rest of this entry »
Download this e-book full of positive success stories in Nepal
June 28th, 2010
I am excited to share with you, a free e-book full of positive success stories in Nepal for you to read and download! Here is the link. http://www.scribd.com/doc/33467040/e4nepalbook-Version-1-June This short book is full of entrepreneurs of Nepal’s thoughts and advices in the course of 2 years. We will improve this book with future versions.Here are some of … Read the rest of this entry »
Swedish IT social entrepreneur in Nepal, Bjőrn Sőderberg
March 8th, 2010
Bjőrn Sőderberg, 28, is a young social entrepreneur with three successfully running companies, two in Nepal and one in Sweden. In search of something exciting, challenging and different from that of Sweden, Bjőrn Sőderberg came to Nepal as a volunteer when he was 19 years old and lived in Bal Mandir. During his stay, he … Read the rest of this entry »
Kiran Joshi, Disney Animator, Animation studio founder in Kathmandu
February 26th, 2010
This is a summary of our last Thursdays series of “Entrepreneurs for Nepal” group. I am one of the founder of this group which networks entrepreneurs working for Nepal. This first got published in e4nepal.com ————– Mr. Kiran Bhakta Joshi, the founder of Incessant Rain Animation Studios, left his job of 18 years at the … Read the rest of this entry »
need for a “patient systemic process”
December 16th, 2009
Acumen Fund describes “patient capital” as not to seek high returns, but rather to jump-start the creation of enterprises that improve the ability of the poor to live with dignity.” Ashu (Ashutosh Tiwari) and I are both fans of Acumen Fund. And we believe what we are doing in our group, “Entrepreneurs for Nepal”, complements their … Read the rest of this entry »
Ambica Shrestha is a hotelier who is known in and around Nepal for her conservation efforts of Nepali /Newari heritage through her hotels and resorts. I got to talk with her a week ago and it was an inspiring talk about how she got to where she is right now and the difficulties faced. Just visit … Read the rest of this entry »
Waste managment and more: an opportunity for social entrepreneurs.
April 21st, 2009
As we grow up, we look for ways and patterns in which we can make a ‘deep emotional’ impact on our surroundings besides feeding our desire to be self sufficient. In Kathmandu, i have lately been meeting young entrepreneurs who not only want to make it big, but make a ‘positive social impact’ while doing so.And lots … Read the rest of this entry »
few ideas for kathmandu’s guerilla entrepreneurs…
April 5th, 2009
1) what if barber shops in Kathmandu also had a qualified massage service ( a lot of us men in kathmandu would prefer that ) 2) what if there was a open office space that could be prepaid and rented on a per use basis in the heart of kathmandu. A great place for startup … Read the rest of this entry »
would a cafe only for creatives & social entrepreneurs work in kathmandu?
February 9th, 2009
An idea roaming around: would a cafe -lounge with a chilled ambience / atmosphere which invites mostly entrepreneurs/musicians / artists /young passionate people, work as a viable business in Kathmandu ? would it have to be an inclusive place for exclusive type of people (the ones mentioned above ?) am looking for a place that … Read the rest of this entry »
