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Not Every Microborrower is an Entrepreneur
(Photo: The Women of Akbarpura, by Flickr user lecercle, used under a Creative Commons license.) NextBillion readers often ask me why we don’t cover the microfinance industry more closely. After all, microfinance is a slam dunk BoP success story: a business strategy that helps...
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Job: SME Equity Finance Director, BiD Network Foundation
Position: SME Equity Finance Director Location: Amsterdam, with regular travel Organization: The BiD Network Foundation operates the world?s largest international business plan competition for SMEs in developing countries. It does this online worldwide through its 16,000 member...
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Will Greed Save Africa?
Some NextBillion readers may have noticed a rather provocatively titled piece that appeared recently as the cover article for BusinessWeek: “Can Greed Save Africa?” What a way to cut to the chase! The article probably makes most development and aid activists squirm. After all,...
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The Codensa Case: Electricity and Related Services for the BOP in Colombia
Codensa is a very successful utility company that serves 2.2 million customers in Colombia. It is controlled by Endesa, the largest electric utility company in Spain, which in 1997 took control of Codensa and Emgesa (this second company accounts for 21% of the generated electric capacity in...
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Job Posting: Membership & Administration Coordinator, Social Investment Forum
(via Just Means)Position: Membership & Administration Coordinator (Entry-level)Location: Washington, DCThe Social Investment Forum (SIF) is a national nonprofit organization for financial professionals and institutions that advances the concept, practice, and growth of socially and...
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Hugo Chavez and the Bottom of the Pyramid: Overcoming “Utopia”
Usually, I stand by the belief that bringing politics into development discussions is a recipe for disaster for anyone ? be they journalist, blogger, development planner or, above all, the target “beneficiary.” Today, however, I can?t resist pointing to the political events in...
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SMEs 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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CK Prahalad – The Greatest Management Thinker
NextBillion joins in congratulating Prof. C. K. Prahalad. Prahalad, India-born management guru and academician, has been voted the world’s most influential living management thinker in the Thinkers 50 biennial poll.A professor at the University of Michigans’ Stephen M Ross School of...
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