Articles by Francisco Noguera
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Wednesday
January 6
2010Time to Refresh Your Social Entrepreneurship Reading Wishlist
2009 was a big editorial year for those of us interested in the role of business and entrepreneurship combating poverty. Well, this year kicked off on a high note with the come-back of a heavy wight in the social enterprise literature space: David Bornstein.
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Monday
January 4
20103 Hot Topics for 2010: Impact, Leadership Development and Replication
Around this time last year, Rob and I got on the phone to discuss the trends that would shape the Base of the Pyramid/ social enterprise space in 2009. We quickly came to consensus: "2009 will be the year of ANDE". What about 2010? Here’s my bet for three themes we’ll be hearing about time and again.
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Guest Articles
Monday
December 28
2009Exploring the Link between Multinational Corporations and SMEs in Emerging Markets
NV has realized that not all the companies it works with are looking for investment or are at the right stage to receive investment from venture funds. In stead, a fair portion of companies are looking to expand into new markets and obtain contracts from international buyers. Here’s a way for you to contribute to this goal.
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Thursday
December 24
2009Happy Holidays from NextBillion.net
The NextBillion team will be taking a break in observance of the holiday weekend that starts today. We’ll be back next week with a round up and some retrospective thoughts of what 2009 meant for the Base of the Pyramid movement and what could be expected in 2010.
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Thursday
December 10
2009Request for Proposals: Work with a NextBillion Sponsor as It Relaunches Its Communications Strategy
New Ventures (NV), an initiative housed at the World Resources Institute, is one of NextBillion.net’s sponsors. The attached request for proposal aims to identify capable vendors that work with us in the redesign of our visual identity and web properties.
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Monday
December 7
2009Staff Transitions: The NextBillion Team Continues to Evolve
One of the privileges of working on NextBillion.net is having the opportunity to meet, discuss and interact with a talented group of Staff Writers that are making important contributions to the BoP movement from different positions and perspectives. Today, NextBillion announces the departure of two Staff Writers and the arrival of a new one.
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Monday
November 30
2009“Is It Right to Have The Poor Pay?”
Asks BOPreneur Paul Hudnut in a blog post published this weekend. He does so in response to the Fast Company article about J-PAL, which I linked to late last week and cites one of its researchers arguing against the practice of charging fees at the BoP. I’d like to add a couple of additional arguments to the discussion Paul started.
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Wednesday
November 25
2009Thanks, IDEO. Thanks, J-PAL. Happy Thanksgiving to You All.
NextBillion is housed by US-based organizations, which means we’ll be taking a short break for the next few days. We’ll be back on track with lots of interesting content on Monday. But wait! Don’t press your space bar just yet. Keep reading if you’re interested in taking with you a couple of noteworthy pieces to read over this long weekend.
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