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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?
Inclusive Business and CSR ? How To Grow Local Innovation Clusters? Reflections From CaliBlog Post
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..
NexThought Monday: A New Movement – From Divergence to Convergence?News
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is facing challenging times. On March 2, Bangladesh’s central bank ruled that he must step down as managing director of Grameen Bank, the institution he founded in the 1970s to get small loans to poor farmers without collateral. The success of Grameen won Mr. Yunus international acclaim and helped spawn the global microfinance industry. The bank and Mr. Yunus shared the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. But Mr. Yunus is facing pressure at home. ...
Yunus Says Borrowers Are Core of Grameen BankBlog Post
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.
Disruptive Innovation in Service of Social Business Growth (Part 1)News
When Connie Duckworth received a call from the office of Commanding General of the Marines First Expeditionary Force operating in Afghanistan, she was surprised to say the least. Ms Duckworth is a social entrepreneur working in poor rural communities in Afghanistan well beyond the theatre of war. The Marines, however, had heard about her approach to developing sustainable economic growth within these communities and wanted to learn more. Ms Duckworth’s social venture ARZU has been w...
Sa?d Business School: US Marines Call on Social Entrepreneur in AfghanistanBlog Post
Most multinational corporations (MNCs) just don’t find the social business at the BoP niche attractive yet - or at least not enough to hire a large consultancy to come figure out how to make it work for them. Those successful in developing financially viable solutions to social issues within a large organization are known as social intrapreneurs.
Leading the Next Wave of Corporate BoP EngagementNews
Six months after the state of Andhra Pradesh slapped restrictive laws on India’s microlenders, availability of funding continues to plague the once-thriving lenders to the poor despite official encouragement. Confidence building is needed to revive financing for microfinance operations, said Mathew Titus, executive director of Sa-Dhan, an industry body. "You need somebody to step up and say the industry is fine," Titus said on the sidelines of a conference organised by Sa-Dhan...
Lack of Funding Still Plagues India MicrolendersBlog Post
Ashoka Fellow David Green makes the case that in order for the global social enterprise sector to truly grow, it must become its own asset class. That means taking the form of a pro-profit social entity with the right type of governance to insure fidelity to a social mission, while being supported with the right kind of financing.
Why Global Social Enterprise Needs to Become Its Own Asset Class
