Villgro Vietnam

27/08/2015

"In my experience, poor people are the world's greatest entrepreneurs. Every day, they must innovate in order to survive. They remain poor because they do not have the opportunities to turn their creativity into sustainable income." ~Muhammad Yunus

Meet The Man who is an INSPIRATION for millions Muhammad Yunus and hear his views on at a Villgro event next week!

Date: September 1, 2015
Time: 6:30PM onwards
Venue: Taj Connemera, Egmore, Chennai
Tie Chennai

17/08/2015

We're excited to announce two new additions to our portfolio! Welcome, iTeach and ESDECS! http://icont.ac/32QLd ESDECS India ITeach Fellowship

05/08/2015

D-Prize wants to award you or someone you know up to $20,000 to alleviate poverty. Select one of our global health, energy, education, or corruption challenges and then pitch your two-page idea to D-Prize by September 7.
Up to 15 winners will be awarded seed capital and given support to launch a pilot.
Join the competition at www.d-prize.org.

Our world has already invented many effective poverty solutions, but sadly most fail to reach actual people in need. Millions of lives would improve if people had access to proven energy, education, health, and other interventions. Can you start a new social enterprise and solve this problem?

31/07/2015

{New Blog} For a while now, I’ve been mulling over the question of how we can get corporates and start-ups (especially social start-ups, my area of interest) to work together. The potential is in plain sight, writes PR Ganapathy in this new article: http://www.villgro.org/blog/getting-corporates-and-start-ups-to-collaborate/

For a while now, I’ve been mulling over the question of how we can get corporates and start-ups (especially social start-ups, my area of interest) to work together. The potential is in plain sight. Corporates have so much that start-ups sorely need: labs, fabrication facilities, scientists, engineer…

30/07/2015

10 reasons why Vietnam’s startup scene is the most aggressive in Southeast Asia: https://www.techinasia.com/10-reasons-vietnams-startup-scene-aggressive-southeast-asia/

Vietnam is currently one of the hottest markets for startups in Southeast Asia. How does a small communist country with a current economic downturn do it?

27/07/2015

{Blog Article} 5 common mistakes entrepreneurs make: http://www.villgro.org/blog/5-common-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make/

Having been an entrepreneur myself, and now as someone who supports and mentors entrepreneurs, I’ve seen many mistakes that entrepreneurs make, which I wish they had avoided. Building a new business is difficult enough in itself; these mistakes just make it harder. While you may have seen plenty of…

22/07/2015

As a Villgro Fellow, Hang Vo helped to research the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in South East Asia and Vietnam. She is now working to help set up Villgro Vietnam and its incubation processes.
Congrats on graduating the Villgro Fellowship!

After an intense and rewarding, emotional and professionally fulfilling year, we bid a fitting farewell to the Villgro Fellows 2014-15

21/07/2015

"Our main goal is to spur the awareness of social impact among Vietnamese enterprises and to prove that social startups can succeed."

Indian social enterprise incubator Villgro is planning to enter the Vietnamese startup ecosystem, the first in Southeast Asia.

20/07/2015

{Video Alert } Discover the power of social enterprise
https://youtu.be/-FqSF6tMBJ0

Unconvention|L is a unique event that travels to 15 cities across India, where you have the chance to learn about the power of social enterprise. Hear the in...

08/07/2015

"Some countries have also made remarkable progress. In 1990, Vietnam was a low-income country at the bottom of the rankings, with a GNI per capita of $130. Today, the country is reliably lower-middle income, with a GNI per capita of $1,890 – moving up more than 50 places in the rankings over the last 25 years."

http://goo.gl/yDx76F

New World Bank Update Shows Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and Tajikistan as Middle Income, while South Sudan Falls Back to Low Income

28/06/2015

#5 Vietnam

Lianna Brinded looks at the latest research into the countries with the highest proportions of entrepreneurs.

24/06/2015

Slush (slush.org) is a technology conference for startups and tech talents to connect and enforce future collaboration with top-tier international Investors, executives and media. In 2014, SLUSH brought together over 14,000 attendees and more than 3,500 companies for the...