Class 5: Funding and supporting social businesses

• Social ventures can be financed and supported in various other ways through different actors and sources, depending on stage of development, focus of activities and geography. What is the “eco-system” supporting social enterprises? What are venture philanthropists? What do they look for in selecting their social investments? How do they and other actors support social enterprises in addition to providing funding?
• Case study: Micro-finance. The Grameen Bank and other models to provide access to finance for the BoP

Guest speaker:

Patricia Lau, Deputy Commissioner for Efficiency, Efficiency Office, Innovation and Technology Bureau, the Hong Kong SAR Government