| Description |
xxvi, 191 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Patrick the brickmaker : something from nothing -- Introduction: The pursuit -- Find the courage to question -- Katherine the fishmonger : go to the lake -- Bravely go -- Blessing the shopkeeper : build in the middle of the path -- Listen between the lines -- Samuel the goatherd : seeing is believing -- Don't ask for permission, take it -- Leila and Zica the hairdressers : bet on yourself -- Embrace the rough edges -- Constance the farmer : be the bananas -- Decide who you will be -- Raj the rickshaw driver : take the side streets -- Walk your own path -- Clay the confectioner : treat everyone like Ohana -- Find your family -- CiCi the tour guide : find the boat -- Receive the unexpected -- Shona the sculptor : learn as you build -- Invent, iterate, repeat -- Li the tailor : rip the seam -- Show and tell -- Abasi the farmer : harness the storm -- Master the art of reinvention -- Sarah the chicken farmer : count what matters -- The goal may not be the summit -- Fatuma the charcoal seller : unearth your coins -- Hope is a road. |
| Summary |
"In the tradition of 'Kabul Beauty School' and 'Start Something That Matters' comes an inspiring story of social entrepreneurship from the co-founder of Kiva, the first online microlending platform for the working poor"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Jackley, Jessica.
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Businesspeople -- Case studies.
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Entrepreneurship -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780679643760 |
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0679643761 |
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9780679643784 (ebook) |
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