All Articles.

Share a story idea here (link opens in a new window)
  • Rob Katz

    How Will eBay Affect Peer to Peer Lending?

    Microcapital reports (via Auctionbytes) that eBay has moved into the peer-to-peer lending space with the purchase of MicroPlace.? This is significant because eBay is far from the first to enter this space - which is currently dominated by Kiva, Zopa, and Prosper. How will a big company like...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Tayo Akinyemi

    Women at the BOP

    In my old age I?ve come to understand that points of ideological contention can be very eye-opening. My friend Akwasi and I considered each other relatively liberal, like-minded urbanites until we had the ?gender role? conversation. Yes, that one ?the quintessential Mars/Venus debate....

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Rob Katz

    Intel’s World Ahead Program – Event Today in DC

    Sorry for the late notice, but if you don’t have lunch plans today and are in or around Washington, try to swing over to DuPont Circle for what promises to be a fascinating talk. Jeffery Galinovsky (of Intel’s Emerging Markets Platform Group) will present World Ahead, an Intel program...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Rob Katz

    BOP Job Announcement – WRI and NextBillion

    WRI’s Development Through Enterprise team (also known as the NextBillion staff) has an immediate opening for a full-time, paid intern.? This position will be responsible for research and writing assignments documenting the intersection between business and development.? As you know, we...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Rob Katz

    News Roundup: Good Capital and The $2000 Car

    An assortment of BOP-related news stories came out over the weekend (or over the last week or so).? Some are longer than others - particularly well-written are the two Forbes stories on Good Capital and Tata Motors. First, my friend Kevin Jones was profiled in Forbes late last week.? Kevin,...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Al Hammond

    Making the BOP Case at Georgetown, USAID

    Yesterday, I had the privilege of introducing our BOP market report, The Next 4 Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid, to nearly 100 people at the US Agency for International Development. The day before, I did the same for a more academic audience at the Mortara...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Tayo Akinyemi

    Tayo Akinyemi’s BOP 20 Questions

    I have to admit, when I first encountered Karnani?s initial critique of BoP, entitled ?Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: A Mirage? I was beside myself with excitement. Although I had read much of NextBillion?s content with interest and hope, I couldn?t help but wonder, ?Where...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
  • Rob Katz

    New Blogger Joins NextBillion.net Team: Tayo Akinyemi

    The NextBillion.net team is happy to welcome Tayo Akinyemi as our newest Staff Writer.? Tayo is a soon-to-be MBA with domestic and international experience working with nonprofits, for-profit companies, and start ups. She has hands-on knowledge in the areas of direct mail marketing, event...

    Categories
    Uncategorized
The Best of NextBillion in Your Inbox Each Week!
Subscribe to NB Notes for news, jobs & on-the-ground insights from the world of emerging markets business.
No Thanks
Thank you for signing up to receive the NextBillion Notes newsletter.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.
×
×