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Micro Venture Capital: Nicaragua’s Agora
We?ve already profiled Aavishkaar, the Indian micro venture capital fund that works with entrepreneurs whose capital needs are between $50,000 and $500,000 ? too much for traditional microfinance but too small for commercial VCs. Now Aavishkaar has a counterpart in Nicaragua ? Agora...
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“We’ll Do the Dirty Work”: How FirstMile Solutions Will Serve 220,000 Villages in India
You may be wondering what a picture of a non-functioning motorcycle has to do with the BOP and why the driver has not one but two helpers working to get him back on track quickly. It is because this is no ordinary rider- he carries with him the gateway of access to global communication for...
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More Developments: Fostering a Sustainable Business Climate in Asia
Since covering the lighter side of sustainable enterprise in China last week, I thought it would be helpful to discuss a more practical effort underway to make social and environmental impacts a mainstream consideration among businesses in the quickly developing East Asian region. ASrIA has...
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Rising Ventures: The Sweet Smell of Success in China’s Rose Industry
More great news about sustainable business trends in China- check out this article on how the country’s organic food exports have surged, increasing at a 50% annual rate. An amazing story related to this development that you should read as you head out for the weekend: Jiangyou Xun Pai...
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TV Hit Proves Sustainability Will “Win in China”
One of China’s most popular programs right now is a reality-show called “Win in China,” a sort of spin-off of the Apprentice model only with minimal shady dealings and fortunately no appearances by Donald Trump. The basic idea is that 108 aspiring entrepreneurs battle to sharpen...
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Doing Business in Brazil – It’s Like Waiting in Line at the DMV
If you were given the choice, what would you rather do: (1) Start a business in S?o Paulo, Brazil?s economic capital, or (2) Wait in a thirty day line at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Washington DC? Although number 2 sounds tempting, I would suspect that most everyone would opt to...
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Rising Ventures: Yunnan Zhenghong Brings Energy Solutions to Rural China
China has a huge impending energy problem.? While the US is by far the leader in GHG emissions worldwide, China - with its high growth and booming population - is quickly becoming the elephant in the room during discussions on global energy policy.? Issues of rising demand and...
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Announcing the Rising Ventures Series
Readers of nextbillion may have noticed recently that the company profiles I’ve been blogging on every week have taken on a new theme. This is because the New Ventures program (also part of the World Resources Institute and a partner of nextbillion) decided to make these featured...
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