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Shilpa Shah is Building Leaders for Indian Social Enterprises
The Piramal Fellowship is a unique opportunity for aspiring business and community leaders to engage at the intersection of business success and social impact. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Shilpa Shah, founder of the Fellowship, which is accepting applicants until September 15th. It’s not too late to apply!
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Call for Social Enterprise Profiles: Sharing Success Stories
Despite the passage of time, there is still no single accepted best practice or body of literature defining success in social enterprise. Documenting and sharing learning is a key mechanism that moves the industry forward and ultimately helps more low income producers and consumers. Enter the Social Enterprise Profiles.
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Friday?s Roundup – 9/3/10: Fareed Zakaria, VisionSpring, Business and Millenium Development Goals
Fareed Zakaria will host a conversation about business solutions for the base of the pyramid. Read about this event and more on this week’s Friday Roundup.
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Expanding the Market for Clean Energy in Rural India
As India struggles to provide cleaner and more reliable sources of energy to its rural poor, a growing number of innovative small companies, like SBA Hydro, are selling clean energy products and services directly to India’s rural ’Base of the Pyramid’ (BoP) population. This series introduces a new report that looks at this market in depth.
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Guest Post: Micro e-payments and Low-Cost Schooling in Kenya
Bridge International Academies is a new for-profit primary school franchise with big plans. It aims to build and manage low-cost schools, the kind that cost $4 per kid per month. One thing Bridge International Academies co-founder Phil Frei doesn’t want to handle is cash. Mobile payments have allowed this model to meet its growth goals.
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Guest Post: The Power of Unleashing Payments at the Base of the Pyramid
Imagine if every business or individual in a country had a convenient way of making small payments instantly to anyone, anywhere in the country. Far-fetched? Not at all, remember that mobile operators have a version of that running in every country...
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Kiva In Action: A Note from Peru
I recently had the opportunity to visit a micro entrepreneur in Peru whom I had made a loan to via Kiva. This post summarizes my experience.
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