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If (When) At First You Don’t Succeed …: Multinationals are refining marketing strategies to reach the BoP
Proctor & Gamble’s PUR water filter famously tanked, failing to yield a competitive return. Eventually the business model disintegrated into a purely philanthropic effort. Other multinationals are learning the lessons from PUR and adapting.
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Table-banking, a booming loan facility among Kenyan women
Initially when she needed a loan, Joan Mwashi would approach a group she belonged to under a microfinance institution.
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The Rise Of The African Social Entrepreneur
Has social entrepreneurship taken off in Africa? Is it making the impact it is supposed to make? Has institutional support been of the kind that is required?
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Latin American Business Schools Rise With Social Entrepreneurship
Latin American business schools are drawing more international students and launching more MBA programs with a unique focus on entrepreneurship and social responsibility.
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Why India’s sanitation crisis needs more than toilets
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, vowed to eliminate open defecation, India took notice.
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Entrepreneur aims to eliminate blindness in Mexico
Poor physical health and poverty can go hand-in-hand. When those without money suffer from a disability, they either cannot afford to get the medical attention to get better or go deeper into poverty trying to become healthy. In Mexico, two million people suffer from cataracts and even more from other eye-related health issues, making it the second leading cause of disability in the country. Most of them are poor or working class people.
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Delving deep into India’s fast-growing healthcare industry
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the framework of a health care system in terms of its basic building blocks.
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Equity Bank Determined to Challenge M-Pesa’s Monopoly in Mobile Banking
Equity Bank is determined to challenge M-Pesa monopoly following an announcement made by Taisys Technologies where Equity Bank will be issuing a ultra-thin mobile banking smart SIM with patented technology from Taisys.
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