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SMEs in Developing World Need More Than $2 Trillion, Says International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group has estimated this financial needs of small and medium scale enterprises in Africa and other developing countries.
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- Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Jobs at bottom of the pyramid will get automated: Wipro
Wipro, India?s third-largest IT services exporter, added just 241 people to its total headcount in FY14 with focus on automating mundane processes and hiring individuals with specific, rather than generic, skills. Saurabh Govil, senior VP ? HR, in an interview with Sayan Chakraborty, said that in a fast-changing technology environment, there is a lot of stress on reskilling employees.
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- Base of the Pyramid, jobs
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World Bank to Spend $8 Billion on Nigeria Over Four Years
The World Bank said it will provide Nigeria with projects worth $8 billion targeting job creation, social services and governance as part of its new country partnership strategy with Africa’s largest economy.
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- Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mining Local, Sourcing Local: Why companies that take proactive steps to utilize local suppliers will have the edge
From Canada’s far north to Sub-Saharan Africa, citizens who live around mining operations want to see benefits in the form of jobs, tax revenue, and economic development. The companies that increase the amount of local goods and services they purchase will both benefit economically and benefit the community.
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Matching Your (Potential) Impact with Employers: Building a CV and cover letter on the edge
If you are interested in building a career in the field of Impact Business gaining work experience is key. Imagine you have found the perfect job for you in this space: Now, what will you do to ensure you put forward the best application possible? We have gathered some tips that will add the ‘edge’ to your application.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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So You Want to Work in the Impact Business Space … But Aren’t Sure How to Go About It: Start by asking yourself these three questions
"How do I prepare myself to enter an industry that I don’t know so much about? Who do I talk to? What should I research? Where do I find jobs? Who are they looking for?" Over the course of the last 7 years, edge has been working towards bringing together the right talent to social enterprises. In that time we’ve collected a couple of tips that you are likely to find useful.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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“If you teach a man to fish…”: The NSDC’s efforts to provide job training to 150 million Indians – part 2
We’ve all heard the proverb about how teaching a man to fish will feed him for a lifetime. But how can a country provide modern job skills to hundreds of millions? India’s National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) may have found a way. In part 2 of this Q&A, Dipra Mukhopadhyay, a member of the NSDC’s core investment team, discusses its efforts to train 150 million Indians, including the country’s poorest communities.
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- Education
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How to Train 150 Million: The National Skill Development Corporation’s ambitious plan to remake India’s workforce – part 1
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a unique public-private partnership in India. Its mission is to skill 150 million Indians by 2022, by catalyzing the creation of vocational training institutions through joint ventures with the private sector. In part 1 of this Q&A, Dipra Mukhopadhyay, a member of the NSDC’s core investment team, discusses the program’s challenges and potential.
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- Education
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