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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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Intellecap: BOP-related Jobs and Magazine
Intellecap, a pioneer organization in bottom line investment - Rob has blogged about them before - have postings for a couple BOP-related jobs all across the board.Intellecap is a consulting firm focused on capital advisory for the inclusive finance space and creating and delivering...
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Venture Finance and Small Business Development in Central America – IPEG Meeting
Reminder: This event will be held tomorrow, August 2, and is open to the public. Venture Finance and Small Business Development in Central America - International Private Enterprise Group August Meeting Featuring Ricardo TeranOn August 2, please join us for a discussion on micro venture...
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Contest: Innovative, Intuitive and Original Ideas to Explain Micro-Insurance
Usually people at the BOP cannot afford to pay for insurance or health care. When they fall ill, they end up spending all their own money on surgery, doctors? appointments, tests ? they simply cannot afford health care. Micro-insurance offers an alternative approach to this problem. At...
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BoP, Geopolitics, and Giving the People What They Need
Editor’s note: Tayo Akinyemi will be starting the MBA program at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management this fall. I?m leaving for business school today, so this will be my last post on NextBillion.net for awhile. Although I didn?t answer all of my twenty questions (and...
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