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November 25, 2009 — 06:15 am
Though broad business opportunities in the largely untapped markets at the base of the economic pyramid exist, few multinational companies have taken advantage of them. So what does it take "to pick up that money lying in the street"? And is it really that easy to seize those opportunities?
November 20, 2009 — 06:00 am
It's Friday in the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week! 20,000 events involving 5 million people around the globe are taking place this week lasting from November 16-22.
November 19, 2009 — 04:00 pm
2 days, 2600 participants and over 350 speakers in 125 sessions. These are just some of the stats of this year’s Net Impact conference. One thing is for sure: It was an intense and inspiring conference!
November 18, 2009 — 06:00 am
Impact investing is estimated to reach a total of 500 billion USD within the next decade. Profit-seeking investment to generate social and environmental impact could be an alternative model or an important supplement to traditional aid flowing from developed countries to emerging markets.
November 16, 2009 — 04:00 pm
Simply judging by titles, less than a handful of panels at this year’s Net Impact conference dealt with impact measurement. I found this quite surprising considering the intensive discourse and current initiatives underway in the sector (Rob and others have reported quite extensively on Nextbillion lately).
October 17, 2009 — 11:39 am
How do we increase awareness for the concept of inclusive business? The WBCSD Future Leaders Team 2009 tackled this important question during an 8-months training program they are wrapping up this month. This week, the 13 young professionals tested their response to that question in a gathering in Washington DC.
