Articles by Derek Newberry
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Monday
November 20
2006The World Investors Should See
Map adjusted to reflect national populations in 2050Investment in emerging economies is on the rise, following an increasing awareness of the improving business climate in these countries as well as burgeoning, high-growth green sectors. These were the thoughts of participants in a recent...
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Friday
November 10
2006Rising 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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Friday
November 10
2006Catalyzing 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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Friday
November 3
2006Investor Forum Highlights Entrepreneurship in India
New Ventures India is wrapping up its annual Investor Forum, linking some of the country’s most outstanding small, sustainable enterprises with the capital and managerial training they need to grow and expand. ?Some initial highlights from the event include rousing discussions from Michael...
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Monday
October 23
2006Rising Ventures: Cuadritos Fights Hunger With Business
It is tragic that in a country where 17,000 tons of food are thrown away every day, 10% of the population is malnourished. That is what struck Hector Gonzales, anyway, when he decided this issue was far too important for a business such as his to ignore. It is upon this foundation of...
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Thursday
October 12
2006Rising Ventures: Berni Labs offers alternatives for Mexico’s low-income farmers
The crop duster crashing and dumping pesticides into the Los Mochis water supply was bad enough. But when a warehouse blaze released toxic agrochemicals into the air, causing respiratory illnesses among farmers and their families in the area, Jorge Berni knew there had to be a better way. ...
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Friday
October 6
2006Rising Ventures: EcoCreto Could Save Mexico City’s Aquifers
Hard to believe that someone in the concrete industry of all places would have a social conscience in addition to well-honed business acumen, but that is indeed the spirit in which the EcoCreto company?s founders operate. New Ventures? Sara Standish interviewed Nestor de Buen about his...
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Friday
September 29
2006Emerged Economies
Most people steeped in the development field see the term developing countries as negative and pass?; we call the up and coming global presence of countries like China, Brazil and Indonesia ?emerging economies.? This term is not about being PC, it?s about accuracy and according to the...
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