Micro-financing, On Stage?

"Mamma Mia!" producer Phylidda Lloyd is developing a feature project inspired by Wharton MBA Commencement speaker Muhammad Yunus' revolutionary concept of micro-financing. Winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, Yunus' pioneered the use of micro-loans to people in poor countries. Read more about the project here.

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs

Two Wharton alums, Alex Mittal, founder of Innova Materials, a company that makes antimicrobial products for private industry and uses those revenues to fund water purification systems for developing countries, and Felipe Vergara, co-founder of Lumni, a new investment system that uses private capital to fund higher education, were named among 25 of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs in BusinessWeek.

BusinessWeek is Calling for the Top Social Entrepreneurs

From January 13 to February 20, 2009, BusinessWeek will be accepting nominations for the most promising social entrepreneurs in the U.S. Think you recognize some of the best for-profit companies that are tackling social problems in new and innovative ways here or abroad? Send in your suggestions here. The nominees will be narrowed down to the top 25 to be profiled in BusinessWeek. After that, you again will have your say as you vote for the top 5.

Young Entrepreneurs: "Coddled and Soft" ???

The editorial posted by Steven Berglas at Forbes.com, entitled “Entrepreneurship (Or Lack Thereof)”, will illicit strong reactions from any entrepreneur under the age of 35 – the question is will they choose to roll their eyes, cringe or maybe nod their heads in agreement? No generation likes to be called “coddled…and soft” – especially business students who are turning down the big paycheck on Wall Street to be their own boss. Check it out and tell us what you think.