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By Chris MillerSocial entrepreneurship and its commercial counterpart are much more alike than different. In fact, some experts have concluded that all entrepreneurship is actually social. Without a doubt, launching a startup of any kind requires a herculean effort to scale and sustain. Nonet ...
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Written by Chris MillerTo be clear, this is not a case of the Dark Side versus the Light. In fact, John and I completely agree that capitalism has brought more people out of poverty than any other social innovation in human history. I am by no means arguing that commercial entrepreneurship is less w ...
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Written by Chris MillerWhile I still feel compelled to advocate for my students’ immediate needs, it is important to note that, despite the paradox, I am also a firm believer in the growing consensus that the lines between commercial and social entrepreneurship — not to mention entire sector ...
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Written by Chris MillerFor years now, I’ve had the pleasure of a lively and good natured debate with my friend and mentor, John Tyler, about whether “social” entrepreneurship is even a thing, let alone a unique area of study worthy of investigation by our colleagues in academia or at the world ...
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Written by Chris MillerA key characteristic that entrepreneurs of all types share is an almost innate ability to assess the risks and rewards of new opportunities. As Mark Cuban recently pointed out, however, Millennials like me have a different view of entrepreneurship and investing, which is leadi ...
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Written by Chris MillerThe 2016 election will be the first in which we Millennials represent the largest portion of the electorate. We have gained that influence at the same time — and in coordination with — the field of social entrepreneurship.The Millennial generation (those b ...
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Chris Miller started his professional life as a community organizer in Illinois before going on to a career in entrepreneurship and academia. He launched his first startup, Yurbuds, a St. Louis-based commercial venture that was named 9th Most Promising Company in America by Forbes in 2009. He then w ...
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Ken Miller has joined The Mission Center Nonprofit Services at the Chief Executive Officer. Ken recently retired after 42 years of work in public education. During that time he served as a teacher, principal, business manager, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent for several public school dis ...
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Published May 21st, 2014St. Louis, Mo. – Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) has received a $499,998 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) to pioneer new methods for increasing health insurance literacy across the state.HLM, along with three community partners, The Mission Center, The Int ...
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Newly appointed TMC Director of Impact Evaluation, Leslie Scheuler, has announced a new series of services to build capacity among nonprofits and social entrepreneurs for measuring impact.  The Coaching Group Series (CGS) will begin in May with groups now forming in the following areas:  Logic Mod ...
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