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Indian American Entrepreneur Ravi Patel’s Snack Bar That ‘Saves Lives’ Added to Delta’s Onboard Menu
Delta Airlines refreshed its in-flight snack menu Dec. 1 for its domestic first class and Delta comfort plus passengers, and snack bars from Indian American actor-turned entrepreneur Ravi Patel’s company, which helps those in need, have found a place in the basket.
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The/Nudge receives $250,000 grant from Rockefeller Foundation
The/Nudge Foundation, a Nandan Nilekani- backed non-profit focussed on sustainable poverty alleviation, has received a $250,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, one of the largest and oldest names in global development philanthropy. The firm will use the grant to build organisational capacity, and expand its reach outside of Karnataka.
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Kenyan entrepreneurs help youth thrive in Africa’s emerging ‘Silicon Valley’
Africa has recently been a launchpad for new technology developments. But as progress is being made, advancement for African women in the industry is still lacking. Judith Owigar, 32, saw this firsthand and decided to help other young women have a chance.
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What We’ve Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
Harvard Business School’s project exploring the evolution of business leadership in emerging economies has reached an important milestone. Project leaders Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna discuss what's been learned from the Creating Emerging Markets study so far.
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Ghana’s president surprised Macron with a clear rejection of development aid
After the AU-EU summit in Abidjan, French President Emmanuel Macron visited several African states, including Ghana. But contrary to other African heads of state, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has a clear vision of how to make his country independent from development aid.
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Up and Away from Colonial Welfare: Social Entrepreneur “Mou” Khan’s 21st Century Micro NGO
FCAB was founded by the late Abdul Majid Khan, a Bangladeshi-American engineer who left his homeland in 1976 to pursue graduate studies at the University of Michigan School of Engineering. A father of four who co-founded Ann Arbor’s first mosque, Mr. Khan died in an automobile accident shortly after filing FCAB’s legal paperwork for a tax-exempt non-profit status with the United States Internal Revenue Service and with plans to incorporate as an aid organization in Bangladesh.
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Amazon launches special store for women entrepreneurs
American online retailer Amazon has launched a new program -- Amazon Saheli --aimed at empowering and enabling women entrepreneurs across the country to sell their products on the its marketplace.
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