Last year, Linda Brown, a leathercrafter who specializes in the fine braiding and fancy knotting of kangaroo leather lace, left her home in Sooke, British Columbia, for Thailand. While she was there, she was working on some zipper knot pulls on the beach. "I'm not a wealthy person," said Brown. "I like to get away, but when I get away I have to work." Nearby beach vendors were all curious to know what she was doing, and soon after, she was teaching 20 people how to make zipper pull knots. "What a wonderful experience to share that with people in another country," said Brown. "It gives you so much joy, not just in making the product, but the joy of the kind of people you get to meet as a result of it."
entrepreneurship
Unconference: Wiring the Social Economy
Dec 4 2010 - 9:00am
Dec 4 2010 - 4:30pm
Location
W2 Storyeum
151 West Cordova
Vancouver, BC Canada
49° 17' 0.1104" N, 123° 6' 28.1268" W
See map: Google Maps
Wiring the Social Economy is a day for discovery and connection. For tapping into the energy of social entrepreneurs and sharing the wisdom of experienced change agents. For getting out of our silos and our comfort zones. Are you up for it? This event is about wiring in all senses of the word, not just the internet, intranets, or social media, but also the connections that must be made to create real relationships with people who care about causes.
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If small business gets credit for creating jobs during boom times, should it be blamed for eliminating jobs during the bust?
Kiva
Kiva allows people in the Global North to lend money directly to impoverished entrepreneurs in the Global South using a community based model.