Articles by Derek Newberry
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Tuesday
February 26
2008What About U.S.?
In the several days since the news that Yunus’ microfinance movement would be coming to the U.S., I’ve had some time to consider what this says about how we treat the BoP institutionally. To me, the fact that Yunus’ forays in NYC are seen as so newsworthy illustrates the “us...
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Monday
February 25
2008Exploring the Green-BoP Nexus Pt. 2: Businesses Bridging the Divide
Last week, I discussed the rift the Tata Nano has exposed between environmentalist and poverty-alleviation focused professionals, academics and activists - a car that at once represents aspirations of new material wealth for millions of BoP consumers and a potentially enormous source of new CO2...
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Thursday
February 21
2008How to Combat BoPwashing
Let’s face it, this BoP movement has picked up speed since the early days of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. We’re getting to a point where we can really glimpse a world, a development space, where the term BoP has arrived in the mainstream, in the media and in business plans...
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Monday
February 18
2008Exploring the Green-BoP Nexus Pt. 1: A Nano-Sized Car Reveals Macro-Level Rifts
The launch of the Tata Nano, the ridiculously low-priced car that could open a floodgate of new drivers in India and elsewhere, is undoubtedly one of the milestone innovations marking the early years of the 21st century. This is not just because of the unprecedented feat of technological and...
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Thursday
February 14
2008Entrepreneurs: Smart, Social….Taller?
?What Makes an Entrepreneur?? asks a World Bank study released last month. The authors found answers by conducting interviews with 400 Brazilian entrepreneurs, non-entrepreneurs and ?failed? entrepreneurs on a variety of subjects that range from the obvious (Parents’ level of...
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Tuesday
February 12
2008Job – Communications Officer and Web Editor, CGAP
Position: Communications Officer / Web EditorLocation: Washington, DCOrganization: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) is a consortium of 33 public and private funding organizations - bilateral and multilateral development agencies, private foundations, and international financial...
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Tuesday
December 4
2007SMEs Redefining Innovation: Insights on the New Ventures India Investor Forum
At first glance, the lineup of products and services on display at this year’s New Ventures India Investor Forum seemed to reflect traditional Indian knowledges and practices. Banana-leaf materials, light posts, and packaged Indian foods were some of the offerings on display by entrepreneur...
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Friday
November 16
2007Four Questions for MicroPlace Founder Tracey Pettengill Turner
In case you haven’t heard, there’s this new thing called MicroPlace. It’s a major turn in the life of the microfinance movement founded by entrepreneur (philanthropreneur?) Tracey Pettengill Turner. In between advancing her vision for solutions to poverty and running Ironman...
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