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Entrepreneur Magatte Wade Visits Purchase College

Owner of SkinIsSkin gave a lecture on the Moral Impact of Entrepreneurship

On September 11th, Purchase welcomed Magatte Wade as a guest speaker. She explained how new businesses can create new growth in countries facing poverty. By pointing out the difficulties in starting up a business in her home country of Senegal, she explained that a key factor in wealth comes from innovation and entrepreneurship. 

Both students and faculty were engaged in the lecture. Some students were even able to gain advice on how to start their own businesses.