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StartingBloc: Inside Edition
Q. What do young social innovators do for fun? A. Hang out at StartingBloc?s fall seminar, of course. About two months ago, while I was waiting for a phenomenally delayed plane at the Dulles Airport, I picked up a copy of the summer edition of Fast Company. Beyond the excellent article...
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Reporting Back from the Business in Development Challenge
I am just back from the BiD Challenge, described by Rob in his post from last week. Several programs from WRI participated in the Challenge event - ourselves and New Ventures. The day of events included a number of well-produced and well thought-out interchanges, including conversations with a...
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The Business in Development Challenge
The Business in Development Challenge, the world?s first international business plan competition for poverty reduction and profit, is taking place this week in Amsterdam. Hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, NGOs, and government representatives have gathered on the eve of tomorrow?s award...
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Rising Ventures: Oxil Turns Waste Into Opportunity
Waste is an issue that tends to fly under the radar these days, but should receive more attention- in Sao Paulo alone, 10 tons of garbage is dumped in surrounding landfills every day. In 1999 two entrepreneurs saw a new challenge amidst the piles of used materials in their hometown, and founded...
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Record VC Investment In India Good for BOP/Clean Tech Sectors
Just as a report comes out confirming the obvious- that SMEs in India have a hard time performing because they don?t have the funding they need- Business Today declares (subscription required) that the private sector is picking up the slack, with record venture capital flooding the country....
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Filling the Finance Gap With Angels
The equity gap is growing- small businesses worldwide are finding it harder to obtain needed financing, as has been well documented. For some companies, especially those in emerging economies with few resources, the only alternative is to seek funding from wealthy individual ?angel...
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Trending Towards SMEs – Do New Funds Indicate Progress?
Formal, profitable SME financing is gaining momentum in India, as two articles in last week?s Indian financial press indicate:ICICI Venture mulls 4 specialized fundsNew SME Fund to Launch in IndiaSmall and medium sized enterprise investment funds are not new; we?ve discussed the Shell...
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African Perspectives on Challenges for Growth
In its excellent ?Have Your Say? section of the site, BBC News recently wrapped up an open debate on the prospects of Africa?s enterprising youth and the obstacles that may prevent them from realizing their full creative and productive potential. The primarily African respondents had some...
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