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Honoring a Legacy: Marie-Florence Estimé and the Evolution of Global...
At the 2026 ICSB–OECD SME World Forum in Paris, Marie-Florence Estimé was honored with the ICSB Global Excellence Award and Entrepreneur Medal. Her remarkable career reflects decades of dedication to...
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Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship: No One Left Behind in the Future
Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship calls for a new social contract between generations. Young people should not feel that older generations are occupying the opportunities they need. Older people should not feel...
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Korean Media Spotlight ICSB's New Vision of Human Flourishing
Korean media are spotlighting a new vision of economic progress as ICSB leaders Ayman ElTarabishy and Ki-Chan Kim introduce Gross Domestic Humanity (GDH). From Seoul to Busan and Jinju, coverage...
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ICSB brings human flourishing to Korea's National Assembly
On October 15, ICSB introduced Gross Domestic Humanity (GDH) at Korea's National Assembly. Built on the HCE Index, it asks whether economic progress helps people flourish, with Korea as a...
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France Beyond Economic Growth
France is a nation of innovation and economic strength, yet its entrepreneurial success contrasts with weaker human flourishing. The HCE Index reveals this gap and raises important questions about growth,...
France’s Flourishing Paradox
What if growth is no longer enough
For decades, we have measured entrepreneurial success through business creation, investment, revenue, and economic growth. Those measures still matter. But perhaps we have been asking the wrong questions.
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Honoring a Legacy: Marie-Florence Estimé and the Evolution of Global SME Policy
At the 2026 ICSB–OECD SME World Forum in Paris, Marie-Florence Estimé was honored with the ICSB Global Excellence Award and Entrepreneur Medal. Her remarkable career reflects decades of dedication to advancing small business policy, strengthening international cooperation, and championing entrepreneurship. Her story is a reminder that lasting institutional change requires vision, perseverance, and collaboration.
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Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship: No One Left Behind in the Future
Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship calls for a new social contract between generations. Young people should not feel that older generations are occupying the opportunities they need. Older people should not feel that society has decided their best years are behind them. The young need the experience of the old. The old benefit from the young's energy. And society needs both.
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Honoring a Legacy: Marie-Florence Estimé and the E...
At the 2026 ICSB–OECD SME World Forum in Paris, Marie-Florence Estimé was honored with the ICSB Global Excellence Award and E...
nariee
ICSB Sunday Times – Nov 1, for MSMEs WorldWide
This edition begins with a powerful question: why do we keep overlooking older generations when they represent one of the wor...
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Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship:...
Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship calls for a new social contract between generations. Young people should no...
newgm
Korean Media Spotlight ICSB's New Vision of Human ...
Korean media are spotlighting a new vision of economic progress as ICSB leaders Ayman ElTarabishy and Ki-Chan Kim introduce G...
ICSB Korean Media Coverage 2

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Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship: No One Left Behind ...
Intergenerational Human-Centered Entrepreneurship calls for a new social contract between generations. Young people should no...
newgm
Korean Media Spotlight ICSB's New Vision of Human Flourishing
Korean media are spotlighting a new vision of economic progress as ICSB leaders Ayman ElTarabishy and Ki-Chan Kim introduce G...
ICSB Korean Media Coverage 2
ICSB brings human flourishing to Korea's National Assembly
On October 15, ICSB introduced Gross Domestic Humanity (GDH) at Korea's National Assembly. Built on the HCE Index, it asks wh...
ICSB_GDH_NationalAssembly_1200x628
France Beyond Economic Growth
France is a nation of innovation and economic strength, yet its entrepreneurial success contrasts with weaker human flourishi...
France’s Flourishing Paradox
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