I fell behind on posting Daily Briefs this last week – I was focusing most all of my attention on great Thanksgiving food and company, as well as working hard on completing my Echoing Green Fellowship Application! Here’s a compilation of some of the coolest articles and blog posts that have come across my desk in the last week, hopefully you will find a gem you haven’t yet seen!

B Corps Win Healthy Tax Break in Landmark Law (via Triple Pundit) – Awesome and exciting news on the social entrepreneurship front: B Corps will be privy to a tax break in Philadelphia — and the vote was UNANIMOUS!

Africa and the Crisis: What’s Next? (via PSDblog) – A very interesting look at Africa’s trade portfolio, and what it means particularly in the current economic downturn. While Africa’s growth is largely tied to commodity exports, it is increasingly being integrated into the global economy which will provide it more leverage and economic options during tough times. Interesting point: China’s increased engagement on the continent is noted as driving prices up and increasing value of exported commodities.

Start-up Visas Can Jump-Start the Economy – WSJ.com – This WSJ article makes the argument for “Start-Up Visas” that would allow immigrant entrepreneurs preferenital access to the US so that they may help jumpstart our economy! Thoughts?

Interviewing Good Capital’s Investment Manager (via UnreasonableInstitute) – Teju continues his series of interviews with social innovation leaders with this segment featuring GOOD Capital’s Investment Manager – Wes Selke.

Europe’s $774 billion African desert solar power project launches (via Annansi Chronicles) – A very interesting project designed to build solar power plants across North Africa and the Middle East to provide 15% of Europe’s electricity by the year 2050. What are your thoughts on this?

East Africa Common Market Coming Alive with Business and Investment Opportunities (via Afribiz) – The East Africa Community (EAC) has been in limbo for many years, suffering from a bit of an identity crisis. A recent agreement among the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi will hopefully advance the purpose of the EAC towards a “common market” — allowing for a common external tariff and unhamperd movement of resources (goods, services, labor) within the region. This article takes a look at what this means for investors and businessess, and the EAC region as a whole!

Where Are the Exits for Social Enterprise? (via Change.org) - I’ve always been confused about the concept of building an “exit strategy” into a startup company — especially with social enterprises. Nathaniel raises the point that the concept of “exit strategy” has changed with both an evolving economy and especially in the infancy of the social capital marketplace. He asks, “Where should social enterprises (and their investors ) look for financially and socially rewarding exits?”

The Big Picture: Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009 – This page takes a little time to load, but it’s well worth the wait! An awesome collection of photos from Eid al-Adha and the Hajj 2009!

Coconut + Zippers = Handbags (via AfriGadget) – Creative little product being sold in Lamu…

How Can We Help the World’s Poor? (via NYT) – Nicholas Kristof wrote this great overview article in the New York Times about the aid debate defined by the two camps: Sachs v. Easterly.