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USAID, GE partner with Kenyan bank to finance health programme - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and General Electric (GE), in conjunction with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Tuesday announced a new partnership that will make up to US$ 10 million in local financing available to small- and medium-enterprises in the country.
USAID, General Electric to finance health programme in KenyaNews
If you're closely watching the developing situation around crowdfunding, one of the themes you start to see is that expertise matters - and therefore the whole crusade to provide a platform for funding but little else may need to be reevaluated. Because investors that only provide capital and not industry knowledge and contacts are shortchanging the entrepreneur.
What General Electric’s Big Bet On Crowdfunding Looks LikeBlog Post
When you talk to Paul Polak it takes about 15 seconds for him to dive into the pragmatic details of his six or so latest business ventures. It’s easy at first to be overwhelmed with detail, but if you stay with it, you realize that he has taken practicality and common sense to a blazing edge. In a very different context, it’s what I imagine it must have been like to talk to Sam Walton in the early days of Wal-Mart.
Forget Poverty – Let’s Talk About Business: ‘Generalist’ Paul Polak offers specifics for social entrepreneursBlog Post
My eyes were stuck to the news that the UN Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan, while launching a 100-Dollar Laptop, on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, Tunisia, said ?the invention is an impressive technical achievement. The project promises to provide flexible...
100-Dollar Laptop: UN Secretary General?s Office shouldn?t be used for exploiting the poorNews
For the first time, G.E. has rolled aircraft engines, rail products, water, energy, oil and gas equipment, and even some finance units, into one all-encompassing collection of businesses, aimed at helping developing countries come of age. One of the biggest reasons behind creating the infrastructure unit is to offer one-stop shopping to developing countries, Mr. Calhoun said. In fact, revving up sales in emerging countries has become the overarching goal behin...
G.E. Becomes a General Store for Developing Countries, by Claudia H. DeutschNews
General Motors East Africa Limited yesterday announced plans to expand its Nairobi plant. Bill Lay, GM’s managing director said that the expansion will help the company cope with increased demand coming from the public transport industry. Lay said that the implementation of the East African Community (EAC) protocol, scheduled for January 2005, will also provide a major opportunity for the company to increase sales. ...
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