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The Business in Development Challenge
The Business in Development Challenge, the world?s first international business plan competition for poverty reduction and profit, is taking place this week in Amsterdam. Hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, NGOs, and government representatives have gathered on the eve of tomorrow?s award...
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Mirage at the BOP? Acumen Fund Weighs In
It has been a couple of weeks since Professor Aneel Karnani and Professor C.K. Prahalad debated the best (and worst) ways to serve bottom of the pyramid markets here at NextBillion.net. You may recall that it started when Karnani posted his criticism of Prahalad?s best-selling book;...
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Rising Ventures: Oxil Turns Waste Into Opportunity
Waste is an issue that tends to fly under the radar these days, but should receive more attention- in Sao Paulo alone, 10 tons of garbage is dumped in surrounding landfills every day. In 1999 two entrepreneurs saw a new challenge amidst the piles of used materials in their hometown, and founded...
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