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Defining a Base of the Pyramid Business
What defines a Base of the Pyramid (BoP) business? Here at NextBillion.net, our goal is to identify and discuss sustainable business models that address the needs of the BoP. We have had many debates about the size, total income and expenditure of this group. NextBillion is currently hosting...
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Guest Post: ANDE Initiative Rolls Out in D.C. ? The Need for Growth and Collaboration
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Entrepreneurship and Development Reception, which marked the launch of the ANDE Network in Washington DC. My biggest takeaway: nothing says more about the bridging spirit of this initiative than the event being co-hosted by organizations...
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Guest Post: 42 People Hiked in Maroon Bells, and…
Guest blogger Virginia Barreiro is the Global Director of the New Ventures Project at the World Resources Institute. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California in San Diego and an M.A. in Latin American Studies from George Washington University.By Virginia...
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Creating a World of Smart Energy: Interview with Kushant Uppal, Intelizon
More than 1.5 billion people in the world live without access to electricity. India alone houses more than 35% of the world’s population without electricity, approximately 579 million people. Kushant Uppal is working to change that. ? After earning a MS and Ph.D. from the University of...
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Beyond Microcredit: Savings, Assets and Financial Inclusion
Last night I attended a reception to launch Global Savings, Assets and Financial Inclusion, a new report issued by Citi Foundation drawing on the conclusions of last year’s Global Symposium on Savings, Assets and Financial Inclusion organized, among others, by New America...
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Development and Dynamic Ground
Editor’s note: The following blog post was originally published as a comment by Joseph Bornstein, responding to the numerous reactions generated by his previous entry “What Is Called Development?: Exploring The Nexus of Economy""Where do we find ourselves? In a series of...
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Social Capital Markets Conference 2008
I received an e-mail last week from the organizers of Social Capital Markets 2008, a conference bringing together “entrepreneurs who want to change the world and the capital that wants to make it happen.” The organizers of SoCap08 - as they refer to it as - have lined up an all star...
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SEVEN Fund Offers $50K to Spur Investment Indicator Discussion
Editor’s note: I received this e-mail over the weekend, announcing a unique base of the pyramid sector competition.? Read on for details. The Social Equity Venture Fund (SEVEN Fund) has recently launched the VINE (Virtual Integrated Networking Experience) Competition. The unique...
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