Social Business Day 2016 Live Event

This gathering is an opportunity to meet, connect, discuss and collaborate with the global social business community with the purpose of developing effective solutions to solve society's most pressing problems. The focus of this year's day is on tackling youth unemployment through social business.

Social Business Day 2016 Live Stream

I am not asking any businessperson to give up any of their businesses. Nor am I asking them to convert some of their businesses into social business. The idea of "giving up" something creates this shock wave. I am not asking anybody to "give up" anything. All I am saying, if you are worrying about a social problem (while totally engaged in your routine business) I have a message for you, you can make a significant contribution in resolving the problem. If you put your mind seriously into it, you may even open the door to eliminate the problem globally. You can do both: conventional business and social business. It is all upto you to decide whether you want to do a such thing or not. Nobody will raise an accusing finger at you if you do no such thing. But you may feel happy if you do it. I am suggesting a way which may make you a happier person.

Home and Work Place Visits

1. Several Grameen companies joined the program launched by Professor Yunus. Each of them have created a social business fund, separating out a pool of money to be invested in this program in the coming years.
2. Each company created a NU Division within its headquarters with dedicated staff for the division. It is headed by a senior executive.
3. The division has a project selection and evaluation unit, a finance and accounting unit, an MIS unit, a problem shooting unit and a management unit.
4. The Division has field staff based in the rural areas where Grameen bank borrowers live. They are thoroughly trained before they are allowed to start their work.
5. Field staff (NU Promoters) advertise themselves and their NU program.