Reactions and thoughts on the social business cases
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How can firms help alleviate poverty? Corporate led initiatives are diverse which is why HEC Paris invited three young social entrepreneurs along side multinationals to present their social businesses. Professor Yunus and Martin Hirsch share their feed-backs on the three projects.
Prof. Yunus: "They saw a problem and looked for the solution in a sustainable way."
M.Hirsch: "No one is un-employable. No one is useless."
Prof.Yunus: "Poverty is like a bonsai tree."
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