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Returns to Capital in Microenterprises
What are the returns to capital when it comes to microfinance? What are the effects of demand shocks, entrepreneurial ability, and other independent variables? Many in the microfinance (and enterprise development) communities have wondered about these very questions for years, but little...
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Angels in Sao Paulo – Evidence of the Increasing Role of Partnerships
The Financial Times today released an insightful series of reports on corporate citizenship and philanthropy. It’s especially worth taking a look at the articles on social investment and social entrepreneurship as they explore the trend of increasing convergence between the non-profit and...
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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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The Delight of d.light Design
I have a chronic habit of seeking out cool people. Can?t help it; it?s just what I do. A few months ago, I asked one of my friends, a Stanford Graduate School of Business grad, to e-introduce me to a then second year student. We exchanged ideas and information, a process that always...
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Rising Ventures: EcoMantra Makes Tourism a Benefit to the Community and the Planet
Ravi Goel’s and Marukh Bulsara’s Indian eco-tourism venture exposes major corporate clients to the benefits of sustainable living while supporting local communities with employment and local investment. by Rajya Karipineni - New Ventures IndiaRavi Goel stresses that he and his...
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Rising Ventures: BK Environmental Innovations Lets You Have Your Spoon and Eat it Too
At the same time as plastic cutlery waste increases every year, the traditional Indian Jowar crop has been declining, leaving farmers to search for unsustainable alternatives. BK’s solution to both: edible cutlery. by Rajya Karipineni - New Ventures India Sales of plastic cutlery grow...
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Fourth Investor Forum is Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Green Entrepreneurship in China
I’ve run across numerous articles, briefs and blogs in the past few months talking about the trend of green business and investment that is heating up in China. The Investor Forum that New Ventures wrapped up in Beijing last week was a real testament to the fact that this is more than just...
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