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Investing in youth entrepreneurship has been widely promoted as a solution to youth unemployment, but is it working? Claudia Pompa's blog looks at how to have impact when there is little evidence of what works best, and a report discusses how to improve youth entrepreneurship support in different contexts.
William Smith explores some of the ways donors can engage with business for development, and presents the aims of ODI's Business-Development Exchange programme for AusAID.
What is a social enterprise? This blog considers the financial 'acid test' for social enterprises – organisations primarily intended to pursue social impact, which are also financially viable. This blog and report outline a new approach to accurately map current funding.
As more enterprises look to lower carbon emissions Alberto Lemma says 'mitigating climate change may not be their primary intention, but does it really matter if the end result is the same?'
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