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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

How to Build Successful BOP Business Models

By Rahul Desai — Inter-American Development Bank

Private companies that want to succeed in doing business with markets at the base of the pyramid (BoP) need to know their customers and their spending habits. They demand quality goods and services even though their cash flow is limited and it fluctuates. Several business people who have cracked this code will talk about how they overcame barriers to enter BoP markets at the IDB’s BASE II Forum International on June 6-7 2013 in Medellin, Colombia.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Learning From Mayonnaise: Can the power of marketing boost demand for micronutrients?

By Grant Tudor

Food companies use some truly innovative marketing tactics to get customers to consume more of their products. But if these tactics work for mayonnaise, can they also work for micronutrient-fortified cereal, or food supplements rich in bio-available nutrients? Grant Tudor discusses the role marketing can play in increasing demand for nutrient-rich foods.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart: The dominant model of business education is broken

By Stuart Hart

We desperately need new models of business education and entrepreneurial development appropriate to the challenges we face in the 21st century, which include epidemic inequality, ecosystem degradation, and a looming climate crisis.It is for this reason that I have become closely involved in the founding of the new Emergent Institute (originally the Indian Institute for Sustainable Enterprise), based in Bangalore, India.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

India's Solar Power Surge : Low interest loans and government subsidies could electrify off-grid, microgrid sector

By Naman Sanghvi

If you’re a you are a solar technology manufacturer, service provider, or an equipment provider of components like batteries - access to low-cost financing has never been better. Offering industry an insight into the future road map, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released draft guidelines for its Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission – an ambitious plan for quick commercialization and adoption of solar technologies.

Monday, May 14, 2012

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