Women at Work: Maximizing profits ethically

Global Business

Leila Janah on using the digital economy to combat poverty

On this edition of the Women at Work series, Global Business America focused on women across the business world. While maximizing profits never goes out of style, it’s important to do it right.

There’s a growing focus on the ethics of how profits are obtained. Earlier this month, representatives from around the world met for the Business Social Responsibility Conference to discuss innovative ways to grow businesses responsibly.

CCTV America’s Mark Niu reports.

Women at Work-Maximizing profits ethically

On this edition of the Women at Work series, Global Business America focused on women across the business world. While maximizing profits never goes out of style, it's important to do it right. There's a growing focus on the ethics of how profits are obtained. Earlier this month, representatives from around the world met for the Business Social Responsibility Conference to discuss innovative ways to grow businesses responsibly.CCTV America's Mark Niu reports.

 


Leila Janah on using the digital economy to combat poverty

Leila Janah’s non-profit company, Sama Group, is working to make a difference. It has two main programs: one called Samasource, which connects people directly to jobs. The other is called Samaschool, a free online training program to teach low income people how to search for jobs online.
CCTV America’s Mark Niu sat down with Janah to discuss her business strategy.

He began by asking how much money people can hope to earn using SamaSource.

Leila Janah on using the digital economy to combat poverty

Leila Janah's non-profit company, Sama Group, is working to make a difference. It has two main programs: one called Samasource, which connects people directly to jobs. The other is called Samaschool, a free online training program to teach low income people how to search for jobs online. CCTV America's Mark Niu sat down with Janah to discuss her business strategy. He began by asking how much money people can hope to earn using SamaSource.