Impact investing insights – part 2
In part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of matching investors to opportunities. For example, in the world of impact investing, social entrepreneurs need to raise “patient” capital to successfully execute an impact plan. This isn’t about achieving a 10x return in 3 – 5 years, but rather about experimenting with various models in the hope of creating …
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Impact investing insights – part 2
In part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of matching investors to opportunities. For example, in the world of impact investing, social entrepreneurs need to raise “patient” capital to successfully execute an impact plan. This isn’t about achieving a 10x return in 3 – 5 years, but rather about experimenting with various models in the hope of creating …
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Impact investing insights – part 1
Money is fungible, yet you may have heard financial professionals talk about “types” of money when discussing investment opportunities. These days there arguably is more than one type of money with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, but that’s not what the investment folk are talking about. They are referring to the intention behind the money, rather than the money itself. …
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Impact investing insights – part 1
Money is fungible, yet you may have heard financial professionals talk about “types” of money when discussing investment opportunities. These days there arguably is more than one type of money with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, but that’s not what the investment folk are talking about. They are referring to the intention behind the money, rather than the money itself. …
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Impact investing insights – part 1
Money is fungible, yet you may have heard financial professionals talk about “types” of money when discussing investment opportunities. These days there arguably is more than one type of money with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, but that’s not what the investment folk are talking about. They are referring to the intention behind the money, rather than the money itself. …
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Impact investing insights – part 1
Money is fungible, yet you may have heard financial professionals talk about “types” of money when discussing investment opportunities. These days there arguably is more than one type of money with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, but that’s not what the investment folk are talking about. They are referring to the intention behind the money, rather than the money itself. …
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Joffe proves there’s Long4Life after Bidvest
Within the South African business community, there are giants who seem to get it right time and time again. In contrast, there are others whose fall from grace has been quite spectacular, like Markus Jooste over alleged accounting fraud in Steinhoff and Christo Wiese over a number of poor investments. Let’s focus on one of the giants with a much …
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