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ANDE Goes to Nairobi (and E+Co Was There!)
As Diana Hollmann reported yesterday, the maiden investment management training organized by Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) in Nairobi in the first week of March 2010, gathered at least 15 participants from four continents and nine countries. This was an incredible platform which afforded participants an opportunity to share...
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Notes from ANDE’s First Investment Officer Training in Kenya
"I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand"This quote by Confucius was written on the back of our name tags and was also the underlying principle at the inaugural Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) investment officer training this March.
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Latin America in the Spotlight, Part 5: Ben Powell Explains Why Granada Matters
The Miami Social Enterprise Conference kicked off today in Miami. Stay tuned for updates, an interview with its founder and a wrap up later this week. In the fifth entry of Latin America in the Spotlight, Agora’s Ben Powell explains why next week’s ANDE Latin America Conference marks a landmark for the industry in the region.
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Register Early for the ANDE Latin America Conference in Granada, Nicaragua
This year will see several gatherings around the role of the private sector and social enterprise in the development of Latin America; following the Miami Conference, Nicaragua will welcome the first ANDE Latin America Conference to discuss the role of small and growing businesses in Latin America’s fight against poverty. Register early!
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Root Capital, E+Co Tap Major New Funding
It must be the (giving) season. Just this week, NextBillion allies and SME investment pioneers Root Capital and E+Co announced $14M each of new investments and grants. Congrats to our friends and colleauges at both Root and E+Co - who have done pioneering work in the agricultural finance and energy finance sectors, respectively.
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A New Effort to Boost Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
Microfinance has improved the quality of life for millions of people at the bottom of the world’s economic pyramid, yet studies have not shown much of an impact on the economies of developing (or declining) nations. Microfinance, whether delivered via Grameen Bank-style rural distribution systems or direct loan operations like Kiva, just isn’t enough of a job creator. That’s why a number of economic development organizations are focusing on the next tier up—small but g...
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PM: Development Plans are not Only for Big Corporations
Development plans for the country are not designed to benefit only big corporate companies and rich individuals but as many Malaysians as possible, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The Prime Minister wants to see as many Malaysians, from all levels, to participate and benefit directly from the development plans that had been laid out. KOTA BARU: Development plans for the country are not designed to benefit only big corporate companies and rich individuals ...
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