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Turning a Social Need Into a Startup Opportunity

June 12, 2024 02:06 PM
Ryan Smith grew up with a passion for recycling. As a BYU student, he began finding new ways to help his apartment complex recycle materials, as there wasn’t an existing program.
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Championing Social Impact In Word and In Deed

June 06, 2024 08:11 AM
For many students, college learning looks like an hour-and-a-half stay in a lecture hall. For the students of Pamela Brubaker, Ph.D., learning is making marketing strategies for a real-world startup.
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Skills

Weaving Artisans into the Global Market

May 30, 2024 01:35 PM
Melissa Sevy, CEO of Ethik Collective and former student with the BYU Ballard Center for Social Impact, underwent a transformative journey leveraging her education and experiences to effect positive change in the world.
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Skills

Ballard Faculty Fellows Publish Research on Entrepreneurs' Growth Mindset in Tanzania

August 10, 2023 10:54 AM
Ballard Center faculty fellows Chad Carlos and Shad Morris were recently published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal for their research, which focuses on how to help Tanzanian entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
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Community

Ballard Startup Success Story: Neonatal Rescue Works to Bring Lifesaving Care to Infants

November 01, 2022 10:30 AM
What started in response to a Ballard Center challenge has now grown into an impactful organization providing lifesaving solutions for infants around the world.
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Community

Stopping Poverty

April 01, 2022 11:54 AM
A chance meeting between four powerhouse social innovators helped change the trajectory of preexisting poverty solutions and is continuing to make waves across the world for reducing poverty.
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Justin King's Journey From Fish Farm Incubator To Agricultural Investor

September 22, 2011 11:31 AM
Justin King says he had it all in Silicon Valley. But after working with the Ballard Center, King tells The Deseret News that his desire for a more fulfilling role led him to found a fish farm startup in East Africa.
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Announcements

BYU Students Join Initiative Helping Other Students Pay For School Worldwide

January 12, 2011 11:42 AM
The Deseret News covered BYU students helping an innovative micro-loan company make college affordable for impoverished students around the world.
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