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Building Broadband to Rural Sri Lanka
In May 2007 the Synergy Strategies Group (SSG) opened the first EasySeva Centers and is on track to open a total of 25 Centers by the end of September. SSG has undertaken a new and highly innovative approach in expanding broadband rural access across Sri Lanka. This project is one of nearly 30...
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Two New African Venture Funds
Two new funds to facilitate private sector development in Africa are being raised as we speak.The first, the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, is the result of a Commission for Africa recommendation. It seeks to ?catalyze the private sector to innovate and find profitable ways of improving...
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Rising Ventures: Finding Green Gold in the Amazons
The name of this company, Ouro Verde, literally translates to “Green Gold,” referring to the environmental and economic benefits of the sustainably harvested Brazil nut. One of the founders discusses the history and future plans of Ouro Verde in a recent interview. In 2002, an...
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“Very Simple” Business Model: Product Franchising
Abhay Clinics in India reaches BOP markets through a business model not yet discussed on NextBillion--product franchising. Whereas business franchisors provide franchisees with a complete business format--from administrative processes to branding and products--manufacturers that run product...
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Aspen Institute Takes a “Closer Look” at BOP Business Education
Pablo was kind enough to forward me the latest issue of A Closer Look, Aspen Institute’s monthly briefing on the latest in MBA education.? This month’s topic is BOP in the classroom -- check out the PDF, which is posted online via Aspen’s Business and Society Program. It’s a...
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Is the Microfinance Model Broken?
Provocative, yes, but it has become fashionable to ask this question in other subsections of the financial community - the state of the venture capital industry and more recently, the private equity industry have been heavily and often bitterly debated. It seems timely to revisit the need for...
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Not Another Cure-All Pill for Poverty
Josh Weissburg, a Project Associate at The Aspen Institute has shared his perspective on Prof. Aneel Karnani?s SSIR article ?Microcredit Misses Its Mark". He argues that the poor need options, not...
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A Base of the Pyramid Perspective on Poverty Alleviation
REMINDER: This event will be held on Wednesday. Please RSVP if possible, and feel free to bring friends/colleagues.Also, it’s worth noting that early registration for September’s BOP conference, “Business With 4 Billion: Creating Mutual Value at the Base of the Pyramid,"...
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