My Revival

I realised that it's been a long time since I've posted anything. I've recently set up a company, Epiphany Education LLP., with a partner and time just seems to fly by when you have to handle school, work and life.

I've decided to start writing again but this time under my company's blog. I'll be commenting on issues relating to communications, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy. If by the off chance you've stumbled upon this blog, check me out here instead.

Have a good one.

Have you been SIFE-ed?

It's here again. The beginning of a new team's SIFE journey. It seems like it was just yesterday that I got selected to be part of our SIFE 08 team. I still remember the hours and hours in school. Working until nothing made much sense, sending my teammates home at really late hours in the night.

I've always asked myself whether it was worth it. For a good 3 months, nothing else existed in my life. In terms of skills, my presentation skills have improved. I've become more critical in assessing business feasibility. I've been introduced to so many business models and have learnt so much from them. The thing is, I think it's only now that I see the real value behind my experience.

For the past 8 months, I've been obsessing over trying to find a self sustainable business model for a social enterprise. I've been experimenting with several ideas and working on a couple of projects. I've become more aware of people around me, realising that I'm very lucky to be where I am and to be given what I have. I believe that's the true value of taking part in SIFE. To be inspired by the projects and make a change in your own life to become more aware.

Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) - Check it out.

Social Entrepreneurship with a twist?

Before I get into Social Entrepreneurship proper, here's a link that's truly entrepreneurial for a social cause.

Pimp This Bum!

Ethical issues aside, I think this is a brilliant way to effect change. In one of the videos on the site they quote Mother Theresa: If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

This isn't the first of its kind though, it's been done before. A family tried to auction their belongings on Ebay to tide them through the credit crunch.

In the words of my Social Entrepreneurship professor, "in what way is this entrepreneurial?" What do you think?