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Creating Opportunities: Study to give an in-depth look at women-led businesses, and how to support them
Research shows women spend a greater share of their income on education and health for the family than men, and are more likely to invest in their communities. However, women entrepreneurs face many barriers that men don’t. An upcoming study will detail those barriers and how to lower them.
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4 tips to implementing effective and efficient microfinance programs
Despite being in place for more than 20 years, microfinance has yet to achieve its full potential, some experts suggest.
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Weekly Roundup 8/29/14 – Getting In While the Getting’s Good: Why the Bain Capital, TOMS deal could be the first of many
Going into the Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP14) next week, Bain Capital’s 50 percent purchase of TOMS Shoes for a reported $300 plus million was reverberating throughout social media. Most of the reactions in the impact investing community were positive, although many continued to question buy-one, give-one, model.
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The Secrets of Starbucks
Twenty years ago in Nepal, the first modern example of social franchising for health – the application of commercial franchising strategies to achieve public health goals – began expanding access to quality health services. This year, PSI and Marie Stopes International, two organizations that have long-employed social franchising to improve health outcomes, came together to create an online course on social franchising, with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Michigan Startup Wins Grant to Make Medical Devices for Developing World
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 80 percent of the world’s medical equipment is designed for only 10 percent of the population. After all, what’s the point of having the latest cutting-edge device if you live in the developing world without a steady source of electricity? However, Grand Rapids, MI-based med tech startup Sisu Global Health is on a mission to help change that statistic.
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Bosch forays into healthcare segment
Auto component major Bosch on Monday announced the launch of a locally developed eyecare solution in India. The company’s new eyescreening and detection system offers a combination of hardware and software and provides affordable eyecare.
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Tata Group donates $15.5M to IIT Bombay to develop low-cost solutions for BoP consumers
Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group has donated $15.5 million (Rs 95 crore) to IIT Bombay (IIT-B) to setup a virtual centre, which would focus on developing low-cost technologies for the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, says a report in The Economic Times, quoting IIT-B director Devang V Khakhar.
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Wells Fargo creates startup accelerator to get front-row seat on financial innovation
Wells Fargo & Co. has established the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator, designed for startups pursuing innovation in financial services.
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