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Bank of Ghana Revokes Preliminary Approval of 70 Prospective Microfinance Companies
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revoked its preliminary approval of 70 prospective microfinance companies and one money lending institution.
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The Hardships of Delhi’s Street Vendors
An estimated 10 million vendors sell goods and services on the streets of India. A Street Vendors Act aimed at regulating these vendors and to protect their rights has been passed by parliament, but the New Delhi High Court says the local government has failed to implement the law.
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Stanford to Launch Entrepreneurship Training Initiative in East Africa
The Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED) announced the opening of a research, training and innovation facility in Nairobi, Kenya by June 2016.
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Deoria, Epicentre for a Social Enterprise
The Jagriti Yatra, a 15-day train journey that takes 450 budding entrepreneurs around the country, is a large enterprise in itself but it is just one layer of a larger vision to promote social enterprise. The key to understanding this larger idea lies in Deoria, a district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, which will act as an epicentre to put this plan into action.
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It Takes a Village to Build a Business – Lessons Learned From a Fintech Accelerator in Mexico
Accion Venture Lab recently teamed with Village Capital and the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth to launch its first-ever business accelerator. Its goal was clear: to find and assemble the 12 best early-stage fintech companies in Mexico, and help them take the leap from betas to scalable businesses. Jackie Hyland discusses lessons learned from the experience in this post.
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The Female Factor: Why enrolling more women as mobile money agents can benefit service providers, customers – and the agents themselves
Research has shown that enrolling more female mobile money agents can improve customer service and increase public trust in bank products and brands. It also provides these women with a valuable source of income. That’s why the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has partnered with FirstBank of Nigeria and the Youth for Technology Foundation to train 2,500 Nigerian women entrepreneurs as Firstmonie agents.
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How a Skincare Company Is Creating Jobs in Africa and Ending the “Thatchwork Ceiling”
On a drive down the Pacific coast from San Francisco at the height of the first tech bubble, Magatte Wade had a sudden epiphany. She had a successful career, but she couldn't stop thinking about friends and family struggling to find work back in Senegal, where she'd grown up.
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Opinion: Stop Calling Everything ‘Social Entrepreneurship’
The term “disruptive innovation” is thrown around a lot these days. From AirBnb to Uber, everyone seems to be disrupting something, and the phrase has permeated the lexicon of start-up and blue-chip companies alike. I admit, I’m guilty as well.
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