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Mark Mann: How to build social venture spinouts

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Can British university research help families in South America secure a mortgage? That's what the University of Oxford did with its social venture spinout SOPHIA Oxford, which analyses contributing factors to poverty from the state down to the corporate level and helps companies make better choices for their employees.

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