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March 5, 2008 — 12:36 pm
The New Ventures team is proud to welcome Francisco Noguera on board as the latest addition to our pool of talented NextBillion.net Staff Writers. Francisco, a native of Colombia comes to NextBillion.net with a deep understanding of issues around implementation of BoP initiatives. In...
March 5, 2008 — 11:45 am
So what does it take to supply millions of households in emerging economies with clean renewable energy? We often talk about finance, new models, willing entrepreneurs. Kenneth Westrick, CEO of energy consulting group 3Tier says it's information. Really? Hard to believe this at a time...
February 26, 2008 — 11:40 am
In the several days since the news that Yunus' microfinance movement would be coming to the U.S., I've had some time to consider what this says about how we treat the BoP institutionally. To me, the fact that Yunus' forays in NYC are seen as so newsworthy illustrates the "us...
February 25, 2008 — 10:40 am
Last week, I discussed the rift the Tata Nano has exposed between environmentalist and poverty-alleviation focused professionals, academics and activists - a car that at once represents aspirations of new material wealth for millions of BoP consumers and a potentially enormous source of new CO2...
February 21, 2008 — 01:38 pm
Let's face it, this BoP movement has picked up speed since the early days of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. We're getting to a point where we can really glimpse a world, a development space, where the term BoP has arrived in the mainstream, in the media and in business plans...
February 18, 2008 — 05:42 pm
The launch of the Tata Nano, the ridiculously low-priced car that could open a floodgate of new drivers in India and elsewhere, is undoubtedly one of the milestone innovations marking the early years of the 21st century. This is not just because of the unprecedented feat of technological and...
February 14, 2008 — 11:19 am
“What Makes an Entrepreneur?” asks a World Bank study released last month. The authors found answers by conducting interviews with 400 Brazilian entrepreneurs, non-entrepreneurs and “failed” entrepreneurs on a variety of subjects that range from the obvious (Parents' level of...
February 12, 2008 — 08:30 am
Position: Communications Officer / Web Editor Location: Washington, DC Organization: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) is a consortium of 33 public and private funding organizations - bilateral and multilateral development agencies, private foundations, and international financial...
December 4, 2007 — 11:17 am
At first glance, the lineup of products and services on display at this year's New Ventures India Investor Forum seemed to reflect traditional Indian knowledges and practices. Banana-leaf materials, light posts, and packaged Indian foods were some of the offerings on display by entrepreneur...
November 16, 2007 — 11:16 am
In case you haven't heard, there's this new thing called MicroPlace. It's a major turn in the life of the microfinance movement founded by entrepreneur (philanthropreneur?) Tracey Pettengill Turner. In between advancing her vision for solutions to poverty and running Ironman...
