Senior Consultant, In Nova, and Build from Within Alliance
Dan Cowen is a serial social entrepreneur. In the US, his activities have been organized around the Build from Within Alliance. In Canada, he is a Senior Consultant at In Nova. Dan’s work centers on supporting corporation...
Reflections from the Interview
Dan’s first thought in our conversation is that entrepreneurship has an incredible power to accomplish social change. He described how entrepreneurs try to address important problems that arise from their personal experience. In neighborhoods that are in distress, they create impact by simply being present – by filling empty storefronts and serving as community gathering spaces. This inspires others. There are ripple effects that emanate from the reoccupation of main streets that are important locally. Entrepreneurs are part of the...