If you have bad credit, it's nearly impossible to make big purchases. The Aspen Institute and Citibank are teaming up to ease the burden on small business owners--everyone from store owners to small transport operators.
Post-financial meltdown, business schools are trying to make their graduates more responsible. But does taking one class on ethics work, or does a new ethical model need to permeate the curriculum?
Sylvia Gereda, a founder of El Periodico, the first independent newspaper in Guatemala, is making sure her country has the benefit of a free and vigorous press. We heard Gereda speak this past weekend at the Aspen Global Leadership Summit.
B Lab--a nonprofit that certifies sustainable businesses--is riding a wave of interest in social responsibility for corporations. Now it has plans to expand even wider/
Tiny startups in developing countries have a savior in microfinancing organizations like Kiva, but what about the small- to medium-sized businesses that don't qualify for microloans? That's where ANDE comes in.
