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BoP Economic Prospects for 2009: Not Looking Good
A couple of friends of mine have already asked me “So what if a couple of banks go bankrupt? Who cares about bad mortgages? What is all the big deal about?” It is hard to explain in few words why the financial sector is so vital in modern economies, when countries are as strongly...
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The Definition of Success
I recently read an article titled Negroponte - missionary not manufacturer, in which the author makes the argument that, well, Nicholas Negroponte - founder and Chairman of the One Laptop Per Child project - is a missionary, not a manufacturer. I think this is a very interesting point and...
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Guest Post: Endeavor Entrepreneurs React to Crisis in a Revealing Survey
Guest blogger David Auerbach works on strategic growth projects for Endeavor, a global organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurs.? He is a 2003 graduate of Yale University. By David Auerbach High-Impact Entrepreneurs ? those running high-growth, innovative businesses ? are...
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Job: Consultant, Safe Water and AIDS Project
Position: Consultant Location: Nyanza Province, Kenya Organization: The Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP) is an organization that provides women with HIV/AIDS a range of services (counseling, emotional support, paralegal assistance, health and nutrition education) as well as income...
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Guest Video Blog: The New Face of Farming
Editor’s note: Guest video blogger Karthik Janakiraman is an Acumen Fund Fellow. This year, Karthik is working with Global Easy Water Products (GEWP), an company in India providing poor farmers with access to affordable micro-drip irrigation solutions. He will develop a production,...
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The Zambia Journals, Part 2: “Where Credit is Due”
Following is?the second of a Two-Part Series written by guest blogger Ryan Gunderson after?a recent trip to rural Zambia.Ryan is a business professional with Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company.? He earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and...
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Afterthoughts from the VI Inter-American Conference on CSR
Attending the “VI Inter-American Conference on CSR: The Business of Inclusion” in Cartagena was a great opportunity to draw a parallel between the nascent BoP/ Development through Enterprise movement in Latin America and the one in the English-speaking world, which I’ve had the...
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The Zambia Journals, Part 1: “From Buckets to Pumps”
Following is?the first?of a Two-Part Series written by guest blogger Ryan Gunderson after?a recent trip to rural Zambia.Ryan is a business professional with Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company.? He earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and...
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