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Mighty Light: Empowering Lives
On NextBillion, we recently covered an editorial from Arun Maira of The Boston Consulting Group in India. Maira wrote that the organizations which will succeed in BOP markets will be those which don?t merely down-size existing products but invest in developing innovative business...
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BOP Roundup – News and Stories of Note II
A couple noteworthy happenings in the Base of the Pyramid universe... The Quarterly Journal of Economics has released Robert Jensen’s article, “The Digital Provide: Information (Technology), Market Performance and Welfare in the South Indian Fisheries Sector.” You may recall...
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Biofuels: Do They Help the BOP? There are Always Two Sides of a Story
There has been a lot of controversy recently regarding biofuels - especially corn-based ethanol - and their effect on the global economic dynamic. While biofuels in general could be a very good alternative to oil, are they good for the BOP? Rob and Derek have blogged on this very subject...
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Cornell BOP Learning Lab’s 2007 BOP e-Journal Competition
If you have a favorite BOP story that you always tell everyone about, you now have a chance to win $2000 just by submitting an entry to the Cornell University BOP Learning Lab’s 2007 BOP e-Journal Competition. The details of the competition are as follows: The Competition: The 2007 BoP...
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Global Institute for Social Innovation
I recently had the opportunity to join 95 other StartingBloc Fellows from 25 countries for the first Global Institute for Social Innovation at London Business School. The Global Institute for Social Innovation is a 4-day long educational conference focusing on corporate social innovation, social...
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Ricardo Teran of Agora Partnerships Identifies the Marks of a Successful Entrepreneur
Last week WRI hosted a meeting of the International Private Enterprise Group (IPEG), featuring a guest from Agora Partnerships. Ricardo Teran, Managing Director of Agora Partnerships in Nicaragua, delivered a presentation focused on venture finance and small business development in Central...
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Reminder: BoP Conference Hotel Room Rate to Expire August 9th
August 9th is the deadline to reserve a local hotel room at a discounted rate for the BoP Conference in Ann Arbor from Sept. 9-11. After this date, the guaranteed block of hotel rooms will be released and the special rate will expire. There are only a few days left to reserve a hotel room at...
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BusinessWeek on BOP – A False Dichotomy?
The latest issue of BusinessWeek, available online, features two articles about “base of the pyramid” (BOP) strategy and practice.? I’m always encouraged when BOP ideas and practitioners make it in the mainstream media, and these articles are no exception. I do wonder,...
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