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New in the Activity Database: Agora, Streetwires, AmazonLife and More
I’ve been reading through a slew of successful BOP business models and am continually and consistently amazed and inspired by people?s fortitude and creativity. I find myself thinking, “How did they come up with that?” and other times I wonder “Why didn?t I think of...
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Rising Ventures: Bening Big Tree Farms Aims to Reshape Agriculture in Indonesia
It’s a classic example of traditional vs. “modern,” market efficiency vs. sustainability. Agriculture in Indonesia is largely divided between two types of producers - those that practice environmentally friendly, small-scale methods, and those that have adopted the more efficient,...
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Catalyzing New Markets for Sustainable Growth in India/Indonesia
In Indonesia, less than half of small businesses have access to formal financing. This fact is staggering given the importance of entrepreneurship in the thriving South Asian economies and it is one of the main reasons why New Ventures hosted its First Annual Investor Forums in India and...
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Vodafone’s New M-Banking Reports
Of the MNCs with which we have worked, none goes to greater lengths than Vodafone to create opportunities to listen to its “stakeholders” - and the company counts us as one.? I attended such an occasion in New York Wednesday evening, linked to the publication of a new Vodafone report,...
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