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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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Citigroup / Economist Report: SMEs are Too Important To Be Ignored
Sustainable enterprises in emerging economies take another step forward this month, this time in Brazil. On December 14, New Ventures Brazil will host its 3rd annual Investor Forum. The new 2006 selection of New Ventures enterprises, including companies from seven states working in clean...
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Village Phone Direct: Franchising the “Phone Lady” Model
What do cows and cell phones have in common? Until the advent of microfinance, the answer was not much. Over the past twenty or so years, small loans have enabled thousands of low-income clients to purchase a cow ? a story we’ve all heard before. The client sells milk, making money to...
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Ten Entrepreneurs Who Could Change the World
"Most companies routinely fail to recognize the link between healthy ecosystems and their business interests...Business simply cannot function if ecosystems and the services they deliver--like water, biodiversity, food, fibre and climate regulation--are degraded or out of balance.” ...
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The World Investors Should See
Map adjusted to reflect national populations in 2050Investment in emerging economies is on the rise, following an increasing awareness of the improving business climate in these countries as well as burgeoning, high-growth green sectors. These were the thoughts of participants in a recent...
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“Uniting the World through Compassionate Trade” – One World Projects
One World Projects was founded by Phil Smith, a pioneer in the Fair Trade world before it was hot. Originally conceived as a sustainable alternative for communities living in rainforest areas, Phil worked directly with communities to create crafts from renewable resources and then sold them to...
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