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The First Annual Social Business Day
SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY 2010

MONDAY, 28 JUNE 2010
DHAKA, BANGLADESH

We are happy to announce that the first Social Business Day will be observed worldwide on June 28, 2010.  Social Business Day will celebrate Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’s concept of social business and its implementation on the ground. A social business dedicates itself to address humanity’s most pressing concerns.

A social business is defined as a non-loss, non-dividend company dedicated to meeting social needs; such as ensuring affordable healthcare for all, promoting better nutrition for children, creating employment for the unemployed, moving towards a safer environment, enhancing the process of women empowerment and providing safe drinking water.

In social business, the investor gets the investment money back over time, but never receives dividend beyond that amount. All profits of the social business go towards improving the product or service provided, and increasing its reach.

Social Business Day will:

· encourage the participants to discuss the critical features of social business, merits, achievements, and challenges of social businesses;

· discuss the plans for upcoming  social businesses

· explore future social business opportunities

· and inspire individuals, entrepreneurs, students, foundations, and companies to create their own social businesses.

Social Business Day this year will also be an occasion for the launching of Professor Muhammad Yunus's latest book, Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs, in Bangladesh.

Social Business Day will be observed on June 28th in Dhaka (Bangladesh), New York City (USA), Tokyo, Fukuoka (Japan), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Wiesbaden (Germany), Johannesburg (South Africa), Karachi (Pakistan), Roorkee, Mumbai, Indore, Bangalore (India), Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing (Mainland China), and Porto (Portugal).

On this day we will celebrate the new opportunity and hope that social business offers, and discuss its progress in various countries, including Bangladesh. On this day we look to the future with confidence and commitment to bring social changes on a global scale. Our vision is to put poverty in museums and we hope that the upcoming Social Business Day will bring us together to find entrepreneurial and sustainable solutions with which we can achieve our goal.

For more information on Social Business Day 2010, please contact AIESEC, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Grand Opening: Grameen America in Upper Manhattan
Join us on May 17th to
celebrate the
GRAND OPENING
of the Grameen America
Upper Manhattan Branch Office
Featuring Special Guest
Nobel Laureate
Muhammad Yunus
The event will provide an opportunity to hear Professor Yunus speak of the success of Grameen America’s work to alleviate poverty through microfinance in New York City. Additionally, you are invited to speak with Grameen America staff and borrowers who will share stories of our accomplishments in New York City.
Date:           Monday, May 17th, 2010
Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
Location: Hosted by the Colin Powell Center at the City College of New York
The Great Hall , Convent Avenue at 140th Street, Second Floor,
New York, NY 10031
Please RSVP no later than May 14th by email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and note “Grand Opening” in the subject line.
Directions
Venue:
The City College of New York
The Great Hall
Convent Avenue at 140th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10031
Nearest Train Stations:
The 1 train stops at the 137th Street – City College Station on Broadway Avenue
The A, B, C and D trains stop at the 145th Street Station on St. Nicholas

1460 Broadway, 14th Floor | New York, NY 10036
212.735.4009 |  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
 
Building Social Business : U.S. Tour

We hope you can make it to one of the book signing events at a city near you!

PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS’ 2010 U.S. BOOK TOUR FOR
BUILDING SOCIAL BUSINESS
The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs
Publication date: May 11, 2010
Price: $25.95
Total Pages: 272
ISBN: 978-1-58648-824-6
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Social Business Plan Competition 2010

On February 28, seven members of the Yunus Centre team, headed by the Centre's Executive Director, Lamiya Morshed, helped launched the very first Social Business Plan Competition at North South University. The event was organized by North South University's Young Entrepreneurs' Society, the only undergraduate business club at the university, and supported by the Yunus Centre in terms of knowledge sharing.
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Second Yunus Centre Forum Announced

Yunus Centre is organizing the second Yunus Centre Forum on March 16th, 2010 between 2:00 pm till 6:00 pm.

The YCF will include an information session and short discussion on social business, followed by interactive sessions with both the Yunus Centre team and the 2006 Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. We are interested in hearing your views on how social business can address issues and challenges locally and internationally.

The application form for students can be found at http://www.grameensocialbusiness.org/ycf/

The deadline for all applications is March 8th, 2010.

More information can be found online within the application. 
 
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