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HarVa: Harnessing the value of Rural India
In an era where enterprises working at the BoP are busy finding their niche, a start-up named HarVa comes along with its sector agnosticism and pretty much says that they will do anything that harnesses the value of rural India.
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Going to See ’To Catch A Dollar’? Tell Us What You Think
Tonight - March 31 - and only tonight, the curtain will go up on the documentary, To Catch a Dollar, in movie theaters around the United States. The film documents the travels of Muhammad Yunus as the Nobel Laurate spreads the word on microfinance - not in Bangladesh, India or Asia - but here ... in America.
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Inclusive Business and CSR ? How To Grow Local Innovation Clusters? Reflections From Cali
Do concepts like ’base of the pyramid’ and ’Inclusive Business’ really enter into the mainstream practice of businesses located in or close to poor communities? Do local business leaders really care about the "endless opportunities" that academic thought-leaders proclaim? Or do they smell another buzzword storm and continue with business as usual?
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From Inventions to Ventures: NCIIA?s 2011 Open Minds Showcase
Last weekend, dozens of teams took part in National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Open Minds showcase. NCIIA was established in 1995 with support from the Lemelson Foundation to advance experiential learning for technology innovation and entrepreneurship on university campuses and classrooms. Several teams focused on the BoP.
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NexThought Monday: A New Movement – From Divergence to Convergence?
A few days ago a friend of mine asked me "is this movement (social entrepreneurship) really any bigger or different than any other social justice movement we have seen? And if so, why?" After giving it more thought, my short answer was "yes." Here are some of the ideas that came out of our dialogue..
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Friday Roundup ? 2/25/11: ’A New Geography of Global Poverty’
?Most of the world?s poor no longer live in low-income countries. An estimated 960 million poor people ? a new bottom billion ? live in middle-income countries (MICs), a result of the graduation of several populous countries from low-income status.? So opens a report this week that should change the way we think about development.
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Disruptive Innovation in Service of Social Business Growth (Part 1)
Innovation in social businesses is not limited to development issues: it goes beyond the borders of sectors, creating disruption in the market, with the potential to generate a new wave of creative destruction. These posts seek practical answers to the reality of entrepreneurs that continue their battle to ensure the survival and growth.
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Small Business Might Be Big Business for Mobile Money
Small business owners and entrepreneurs are getting in on the action of mobile money. This post summarizes conversations I had over the past few months, as well as two new research pieces that highlight some challenges ahead for the industry to cater this important segment.
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