A Success Story of African-American Entrepreneurship

Like others, blacks chose to settle new territories with their families and friends. This was true in the case of Isaiah Montgomery, who, along with his cousins, settled the town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in 1888. Montgomery's family was a remarkable one, and young Isaiah proved to be a natural entrepreneur.

Aboriginal Canada Success

Cameco strives to create opportunity for northern residents – the majority of whom are aboriginal – by giving preference to northern companies, giving northern residents priority when hiring, supporting projects and programs in the community and investing in education and training.

Start-ups in India: Success Story

IRFAN ALAM, a 27-year-old from the Indian state of Bihar, remembers clearly when he first felt the thirst for entrepreneurship. Sitting in the back of a cycle-rickshaw on a parched summer’s day in his hometown of Begusarai, he asked his rickshaw-puller for a drink of water. He points out that India’s rickshaw-pullers earn only a pittance after paying the rent on their vehicles.

Developing entrepreneurship among the world’s poorest

Acumen Fund founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of social-sector entrepreneurship in an excerpt from her new book, The Blue Sweater. A video interview with the author takes you behind the book.

Creating opportunities for the people of Eastern Uganda

Samuel Watulatsu overcame a difficult childhood to become the leading light for sustainable development in Eastern Uganda, empowering the disadvantaged to become self-reliant and productive members of society.

Women entrepreneurship in the villages of Nepal

Turning her back on a political career, Dhana Khatiwada established the Women Awareness Group (WAG) in Nepal to engage village women in an initiative to reduce rural poverty. She provides the tools with which the women take on roles in the village economy that transcend the boundaries of gender norms.

The Many Crises of Iranian Youth

Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution thirty years ago, Iran has asked many sacrifices of its youth in building and defending the Islamic Republic. In return, it promised education, jobs, and better standards of living. With every passing decade, the continuity of the Islamic Republic hinged on ensuring that each generation of Iranians was better off than their parents.