Given enabling environments for social entrepreneurship, both individuals and institutions will have similar incentives (beyond their social motivation) to innovate, explore, pursue and develop solutions, goods and services for their local communities and global markets....
I recently watched Muhammad Yunus full of joy, sharing his story and advocating for his ideas during his Nobel Lecture of December 10, 2006, at the Oslo City Hall, Norway. I was deeply inspired and connected to his values and believe. I would like to contribute my 2 cents in promoting his lecture in this post....
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Why business models are critical to innovation in emerging economies – From social entrepreneurship to building an idea or a business – Part 1
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From a recent Fortune magazine that I read that most companies in S&P have been rated as risky. This represents a huge challenge for companies as new emerging economies such as India, China or other countries mean new business models which have to be sustainable and scalable and I do not think that there are in most text books or case studies of......
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There is story from hyderabad how MFIs are swindling poor farmers money. According to Mumbai Mirror, a few of them have been closed for exorbitan interest charges - 35% compared to 15% commercial......
I am happy that microfinance is the buzzword in many high places. By many, it is believed to be the magical bullet that will eradicate poverty to extinction. It is aim is to avail capital in the hands of the world's poor in getting out of poverty. Will it work if somebody went around dishing money to whoever was dimmed......