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The Commercialization of Microfinance: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Today in New York, I had the pleasure of attending a round table organized by the Council on Foreign Relations entitled The Commercialization of Microfinance: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Moderated by CFR Senior Fellow Isobel Coleman, the discussion featured comments from Mary Ellen...
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Guest Post: Glory and Riches? Unraveling Microfinance’s Allure among Young Job-Seekers
Guest blogger Lauren Withey is a research assistant for the World Resources Report at the World Resources Institute, in Washington D.C. By Lauren Withey It used to be that most U.S. college graduates, perhaps after spending a few years testing their penchants for various occupations or...
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Entrepreneurship@Cornell: Big, Red and Innovative
What’s big, red and innovative all over?? No, it’s not Clifford’s supremely creative cousin ? it’s Entrepreneurship@Cornell.? A university-wide initiative, Entrepreneurship@Cornell is unique in bringing together students, faculty, alumni and outside experts across a range of...
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Taking a BoP Venture to Scale, Part 2
In my last post, I put forth a definition on scaling a BoP venture: increasing business transactions that positively affect the lives of the poor. In this post I’d like to address the importance of scaling a BoP venture. Apoovra Shah recently brought up the issue of BoP ventures...
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NYT Magazine Asks: Can Cellphones Alleviate Poverty?
All of us at NextBillion.net were both humbled and thrilled to see the New York Times Sunday Magazine draw on our work - and the work of many colleagues - to write an extended piece on the impact of cell phone usage in emerging economies. Sara Corbett’s article follows Nokia researcher...
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World Challenge 2008: Nominations Accepted Until May 31st
Now in its fourth year, World Challenge 08 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level. The competition seeks social entrepreneurs who are making a difference without costing the...
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BiD “Entrepreneurship in Development” Photo Contest
BiD Network is announcing a “one time only” Photo Contest. The contest will gather photos from around the world on the theme of “Entrepreneurship for Development". The Competition: In this Photo Contest, BiD is focusing on entrepreneurs around the world who are working...
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Job: Unitus Equity Fund, Senior Associate
Unitus Equity Fund is currently seeking applicants for the position of Senior Associate.Location: Bangalore, India Organization: The Unitus Equity Fund is a leading global private equity fund established in 2006 with a focus on microfinance institutions (MFIs). We provide equity capital...
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