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Disruptive Innovation for Social Change
The PSD Blog points to the Harvard Business Review, which has a worthy article in its December issue that should interest NextBillion readers.? Disruptive Innovation for Social Change, written by Clayton Christensen (among others), argues thattoo much social investment in established...
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Small Businesses Putting Ideas into Action
On Thursday, December 14th, key players in Brazil?s financial and private sectors met at the 3rd Annual New Ventures Investor Forum to discuss the state of business and environment in the country. Representatives from such corporate and financial leaders as Wal-Mart Brazil, Stratus ...
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Investing in Africa
Timbuktu Chronicles points out two previously unknown players in the African investment picture: African Agricultural Capital and Advanced Finance and Investment Group.African Agricultural Capital (AAC) invests in early-stage, high-risk agricultural enterprises in East Africa.? AAC focuses on...
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Intellecap/Aavishkaar Microfinance Business Plan Competition
Via MicroCapital, Intellecap Announces Microfinance Business Plan Competition:In yet another innovation coming from the burgeoning microfinance sector in India, Intellecap, a microfinance consulting organization, has established an Indian Microfinance Business Plan competition. Called the...
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BOP Job Announcement – Reuters
Azeem Azhar, head of innovation for Reuters, pointed me to a BOP job opening within his company. They’re running a very cool new project called Reuters Market Light, which provides information and related services (in local languages) to rural communities through mobile phones. RML is...
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BOP Activity Update: Village Herbs, Nutrition, Microfinance
It has been interesting and worthwhile to me to have the opportunity to sift through NextBillion?s multitude of resources in search of projects to add to the activity database. The projects I have come across never cease to inspire. Some are new twists on old ideas combining traditional...
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International Private Enterprise Group – DC – First Meeting
Jeannie Yamine of the International Finance Corporation (and author of the excellent Innovations in Emerging Markets blog) covered the recent meeting of the International Private Enterprise Group - DC, which was held this past Wednesday on the patio at Zorba’s Cafe: Every so often,...
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Skoll Foundation, Acumen Fund, and CGAP Announcements
Fresh from the “base of the pyramid” wire services (aka the info nextbillion (dot) net e-mail address) comes word from the Skoll Foundation and Acumen Fund about a big new partnership, and from CGAP about their new technology program: The Skoll Foundation, dedicated to advancing...
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