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Global Institute for Social Innovation
I recently had the opportunity to join 95 other StartingBloc Fellows from 25 countries for the first Global Institute for Social Innovation at London Business School. The Global Institute for Social Innovation is a 4-day long educational conference focusing on corporate social innovation, social...
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Ricardo Teran of Agora Partnerships Identifies the Marks of a Successful Entrepreneur
Last week WRI hosted a meeting of the International Private Enterprise Group (IPEG), featuring a guest from Agora Partnerships. Ricardo Teran, Managing Director of Agora Partnerships in Nicaragua, delivered a presentation focused on venture finance and small business development in Central...
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Rising Ventures: Turning Conventional Croplands Into “Terrafertil”
New Ventures Intern Jesse Last discusses his recent interview with Terrafertil founder David Bermeo and ponders the darker side of conventional roses. Read Jesse’s full profile of Terrafertil hereBad news folks - and no, I’m not talking about the recent Yankees surge. Rather,...
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Productizing Remittances: Infinity Systems International
After reading the blogpost on Construmex and productizing remittances, Roy Serventi, the President/CEO and founder of Infinity Systems International (ISI), contacted the NextBillion team. Roy, Rob Katz and I had a long talk on how ISI is also taking steps toward productizing remittances, the...
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From the Back-Yard to the Boutique: Entrepreneurship in India
"India may be better-known for its high-flying entrepreneurs who have turned the nation into a high-tech center and outsourcing mecca. But the still largely rural country also is gaining a name as a center for smaller-scale innovation.” This came from a recent Chicago Tribune article...
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PCP Model: Project to Meet the Needs of the Missing Middle
I had a very interesting talk last week with Marsha Wulff, the founder and president of Wulff Capital. She has a very interesting idea of opening African markets to business by a Product Commercialization Platform (PCP) model that would enable indigenous development in Africa.Wulff has always...
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Reminder: BoP Conference Hotel Room Rate to Expire August 9th
August 9th is the deadline to reserve a local hotel room at a discounted rate for the BoP Conference in Ann Arbor from Sept. 9-11. After this date, the guaranteed block of hotel rooms will be released and the special rate will expire. There are only a few days left to reserve a hotel room at...
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BusinessWeek on BOP – A False Dichotomy?
The latest issue of BusinessWeek, available online, features two articles about “base of the pyramid” (BOP) strategy and practice.? I’m always encouraged when BOP ideas and practitioners make it in the mainstream media, and these articles are no exception. I do wonder,...
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