NEW WAVE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP GATHERING PACE WITH MONEY NO LONGER SOLE MOTIVATION FOR STAFF
October 1st, 2017
COMMERCIAL motivation coupled with a desire to make a difference in people’s lives is driving a new wave of social entrepreneurs in Singapore.
While social enterprise start-ups in Asia have traditionally been non-profit non-government organisations (NGOs), the new trend is for tech-savvy millennials to launch innovative and profitable, but also socially-inclusive projects. Such companies (SARAH - PLEASE DEFINE WHAT THIS MEANS, AND THEN GIVE TWO EXAMPLES – THE READERS MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE TERM).
In Singapore, about 58% of social entrepreneurs are aged ...
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