US maverick rallies local entrepreneurs :: Mmegi Online

American social entrepreneur, Philip Harding, has urged local entrepreneurs to embrace purpose-driven business models that prioritise solving social and economic challenges whilst remaining commercially sustainable.

Harding made the remarks last week during a coffee session held at the Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub (BDIH). The session, themed 'Living Out Your Purpose Through Entrepreneurship', marked the launch of BDIH’s Coffee Session series and attracted a diverse audience of entrepreneurs, professionals, innovators, and students.

Harding is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Impact Junkie, a United States-based organisation that works with entrepreneurs to integrate purpose, service, and profitability. Drawing from his experience working across multiple countries, Harding challenged conventional perceptions of business as being primarily profit-driven.

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