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  • Al Hammond

    BOP Circle Gains Momentum

    I was also in Mexico City to help with the launch of the BOP Circle, a group of companies who gather to share experience and learn from one another. What was impressive is the degree of commitment by some of the companies. Microsoft now has two separate divisions focused on new BOP products. AC...

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  • AmyS

    Sphere of Influence: BOP Circle Mexico Launches

    Amy Sprague joined WRI’s Sustainable Enterprise Program in August 2000. She is the Manager for Mexico, India, and the Andes in the New Ventures project and coordinates the New Ventures Mentoring Program. The launch of the BOP Circle in Mexico City last week presented a window into the...

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  • Rob Katz

    Profit-Driven Problem Solvers – The Fast 50 Awards

    BOP businesses and entrepreneurs, take note: Fast Company wants you. The magazine?s sixth annual Fast 50 Awards will spotlight businesses that are helping to save the world ? a can?t-miss opportunity for worthy base of the pyramid initiatives to make waves in the mainstream media. From...

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  • Derek Newberry

    Rising Ventures: Cuadritos Fights Hunger With Business

    It is tragic that in a country where 17,000 tons of food are thrown away every day, 10% of the population is malnourished. That is what struck Hector Gonzales, anyway, when he decided this issue was far too important for a business such as his to ignore. It is upon this foundation of...

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  • Rob Katz

    Global Giving Olympics

    Saima Zaman, a former colleague of mine, sent me a note the other day to tell me about her latest project: the Global Giving Olympics. For the next 3 weeks, project leaders at Global Giving will compete for cash prizes ? whoever mobilizes the most support receives a windfall bonus. This...

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  • Julia Tran

    Development Marketplace 2007

    Just around the corner is the deadline for entries to the World Bank Development Marketplace 2007 competitive grant program. This year, approximately $4 million is available for awards of $50-200K to projects that are “improving results in health, nutrition and population for the...

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  • Julia Tran

    Jobs in BOP-related Organizations

    Every once in a while, we receive queries about job opportunities with us or organizations with a similar focus on market-based development strategies. Here’s a roundup of openings that might catch your eye. If you have an opening you would like to advertise on NextBillion, please contact...

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  • William Kramer

    Shame on CNN: Remittances Become Political

    I attended the press conference Wednesday, at which the new findings on remittances. Interviews with 2500+ migrants in the US, the IADB (research by Bendixen & Associates) give us a statistically valid picture of the dimensions of US-LAC remittances, and the IADB concludes that the number...

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