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NextThought Monday: A Perspective from Egypt – Iman Bibars of Ashoka Arab World
The events in Egypt have been unfolding quickly and it is hard to tell what the outcomes will be, particularly when judging from afar. We had the opportunity to talk to Iman Bibars, founder and head of Ashoka Arab World. She is enduring in Cairo and offers her perspectives on the historic uprisings - what led to them and what could be next.
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NextThought Monday: Why Africa is Open for Business
When I asked a group of Business School students if they’d be interested in doing business in Africa, very few raised their hands. Those who did thought their prospects were limited to NGOs or microfinance. But in the last decade, better governance and debt crisis resolution, among other factors, are radically improving the business climate.
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NextThought (Tuesday): Meeting Customers in the Middle and Other HBR Insights
This month’s Harvard Business Review ambitiously re-calibrates the dialogue on corporate social responsibility and the true meaning of shared value in rebuilding capitalism?s sullied reputation following the financial crisis. The HBR authors also implore established companies to "take a page from startups" by treating each emerging market as new.
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In Defense of High Standards: How to Improve the Performance of Brazilian Social Businesses
Despite a growing interest in social businesses in Brazil, the field still struggles to find and retain experienced managers to implement their business models successfully, creating a vicious circle of low performance. But if we can transform growing interest into results, Brazil could fulfill its promise as a great place to do (social) business.
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NextThought Monday: Gold Stars, the Best of December (and Best Ideas of 2010) on NextBillion
NextBillion ended 2010 by picking our writers’ and editors’ brains on what really made a difference - the best ideas if you will - this year. At the same time, December’s lineup of the top five most-popular posts seemed to reflect the step forward for development through enterprise on numerous fronts.
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Inclusive Business Has Buy-in, Now We Need Action
The Inclusive Business concept has been adopted by the United Nations, the International Business Leaders Forum, and other major organizations. Convincing multinational corporations was a critical step in validating and positioning market-based solutions as profitable ways to create wealth and prosperity. But how will we really achieve scale?
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Peace Dividend’s P2P Model For Financing Entrepreneurs in Post-Conflict Sudan
Building on microfinance approaches to informal loan markets, Peace Dividend is charting a new course in post-conflict Southern Sudan. Founder Melody Atil says the model directly connects borrowers to lenders through peer-to-peer networks, making it more flexible and with greater potential to operate at a larger scale than donor-funded programs.
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Inspire Business Students to Use Their Skills for Good
Do you want to connect with social enterprises and academics across the world? Get published? Inspire hundreds, even thousands of MBA students to join the social enterprise movement? How about win $1000?
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