Suzi Sosa is the associate director and senior fellow in social entrepreneurship at the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also the founder and president of the MPOWER Foundation through which she oversees RISE Global, an innovative international program that inspires and empowers thousands of entrepreneurs. @suzi_sosa


Why We Need Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East

Underneath the political and economic discontent in the Mideast right now is also profound social unrest. The case for how new social enterprises could contr...  Read story

Getting Green Products on More Retail Shelves

Big retailers tend to be afraid of start-ups that make eco-friendly products.Here's a proposal on how to change that mindset.  Read story

The Best Books for Business Owners

There are so many great business books to choose from. Which ones are definitively worth your time? Our experts chime in on their favorite books of the year.  View slideshow

The World's Most Unreasonable Entrepreneurs

The founders of the Unreasonable Institute in Boulder, Colorado, are fostering intense camaraderie among entrepreneurs who hope to solve the world's problems.  Read story

Mission and Money: A Dangerous Mix

Are so-called hybrid organizations such as B Corporations and Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (or L3Cs) good models for social entrepreneurs?  Read story

Exit Strategies for Social Entrepreneurs

When your business has a heartfelt social mission, the concept of "selling out" takes on a whole different meaning.  Read story

Marketing: The Dark Art for Social Entrepreneurs?

Should the marketers at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure leverage their tremendous skills to raise awareness about heart disease, which is six times more like...  Read story

Creating a New Asset Class for Social Entrepreneurs

Participants at this year's SoCap conference talk about creating a new asset class for do-gooders.  Read story

At Clinton Global Initiative, Social Entrepreneurs Weigh Tradeoffs

A debate between two founding fathers of microfinance electrified the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.  Read story