Social Business
First Yunus Social Business Centre in USA
Yunus Centre Press Release 7 April, BostonThe first Yunus Social Business Centre at a US institution of higher education was launched at Becker College at Worcester, Massachusetts on 5 April. Dr Robert Johnson, thePresident of the 230 year old college made the announcement at the historical Mechanics Hall in Worcester MA in the presence of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who delivered the college's Presidential Speech on the occasion.The Centre will work o...
55th In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 216th Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Monday, 28th March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Thirty (30) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 55th In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/216th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ehsanul Bari, Managing Director of Grameen Krishi Foundation. The social business team of GTT was also present in the meeting. This was the Ninety Second (92nd) batch of ...
56th In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 220th Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Thursday, 31st March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Thirty (30) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 56th In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/220th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Md. Ehsanul Bari, Managing Director of Grameen Krishi Foundation. The Social business team of GTT was also present in the meeting. This was the Ninety Third (93rd) batc...
Only two weeks to go until the ESBF 2016!
Only two weeks to go until the European Social Business Forum 2016 opens its doors at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht! Are you joining us for a day all around the European social business scene and its future? If you are still undecided, take a look at the updated agenda: www.esbf2016.com/agenda. Make sure to secure your ticket soon! We're looking forward to meeting you in the Netherlands! ...
Introducing activities of Grameen Telecom Trust to Indian Interns
On Tuesday, 15th March 2016, eight (8) students from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India who are doing their internship at Yunus Centre visited Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT) premises to know more about social business, Nobin Udyokta and other activities of GTT. All the interns were from different parts of India. The presentation about GTT was supervised by Team Leader, Social Business & Program Support of GTT who introduced GTT and its activities to the interns. He a...
53rd In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 210th Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Monday, 21st March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Twenty three (23) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 53rd In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/210th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was coordinated by Mr. Fakrul Islam, AGM- Finance & Accounts, Mr. Forhad Karim Khan, Senior Manager- Internal Audit & Mr. K.M. Saleheen, Manager, Social Business, Coordinator. ...
54th In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 214th Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Wednesday, 23rd March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Twenty Eight (28) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 54th In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/214th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Md. Ehsanul Bari, Managing Director of Grameen Krishi Foundation. The social business team of GTT was also present in the meeting. This was the Ninetieth (90th) ...
52nd In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 209th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) held in Rangpur
On Sunday, 20th March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Twenty (20) Nobin Udyoktas (NU) at the 52nd In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/209th Design Lab of Yunus Centre which was held at RDRS Auditorium, Rangpur. There was also a prize giving ceremony where the best Nobin Udyoktas’ were rewarded for the consistent performance over the year. The meeting was chaired by, Ms. Parveen Mahmud, Managing Director, GTT. Mr. Jayanta Kumer Bosu, Team Leader &...
Next Global Social Business Summit postponed until November 2017
We herewith inform that the next Global Social Business Summit will happen in November 2017 as we require more time for the preparation of a successful, sustainable and impactful event. Together with Grameen China we have worked on the possibility to host the Global Social Business Summit in November 2016 in China, but came to the conclusion that we need more time to involve key stakeholders from the business sector as well as to obtain legal permits for the event organization. We will ...
Six New Businesses Launched at the 213th Social Business Design Lab
Yunus Centre Press ReleaseThe 213th Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place today on 24th March 2016 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium. 140 participants from national and international organizations with diverse background attended the program, including a large number of international participants from India, Thailand, Sweden, Japan and other countries.The Design Lab was chaired as usual by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus who welcomed the audience and reported that ...
51st In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 208th Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Wednesday, 16th March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Twenty Six (26) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 51st In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/208th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was chaired by, Mr. Md. Ehsanul Bari, Managing Director, Grameen Krishi Foundation. The social business team of GTT was also present in the meeting. This was the Eighty Seven (87th) ...
50th In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 205th Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Monday, 14th March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Twenty eight (28) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 50th In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/205th Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was chaired by, Ms. Nurjahan Begum, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti. Before the beginning of the program there was Skype conversation session with the field officers of Jessore &...
49th In-House Executive Design Lab of GTT/ 203rd Design Lab (Yunus Centre)
On Thursday, 10th March 2016, Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT), signed investment agreements with Twenty Seven (27) Nobin Udyoktas (NU), who presented their business proposals at the 49th In-house Executive Design Lab of GTT/203rd Design Lab (Yunus Centre) at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of GTT. The meeting was chaired by, Ms. Parveen Mahmud Managing Director, Grameen Telecom Trust. The social business team of GTT was also present in the meeting. This was the Eighty Fifth (85th) batch ...
PROFESSOR YUNUS URGES RECONSTRUCTING EXISTING ECONOMIC MODEL AT THE 18th WORLD MICROCREDIT SUMMIT in UAE
Yunus Centre Press Release, 18 March 2016Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus emphasized on ‘reconstructing the existing economic model’ to address the worldwide economic disparity, poverty and chronic unemployment while addressing the ongoing 18th World Microcredit Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 14th - 17th March 2016. Professor Yunus highlighted the role that social business can play in addressing massive youth unemployment in Arab countries which is 28 per cent in contrast to th...
Professor Yunus advises Islamic Development Bank
Yunus Centre Press ReleaseNobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus joined some of the leading global experts at a high level meeting at Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) headquarters on 12 March 2016. The meeting was held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the umbrella of IDB President’s Advisory Panel (PAP). PAP is an advisory body of global experts who work with the IDB President to provide independent advice on the overall strategy of the IDB, as well as give input into...