Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

cents for a sachet that could purify 10 liters, Pur achieved penetration rates of 5% to 10% in its test markets — strong by almost any yardstick — but in 2005 the company gave up on Pur as a business, because the numbers simply hadn't worked. The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story.

Microfinance 15

Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and] In January, Oxfam announced it would team with the asset manager Symbiotics to launch the Small Enterprise Impact Investment Fund (SEIFF), based in Luxembourg. But times have changed.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

” So the Seilers responded by piloting a program called the Pathway of Hope, which focuses on providing case management for families. In 2013, Habitat used its frontline calculations to create a new strategic plan aimed at materially affecting the housing deficit through a combination of advocacy and market development.

Microfinance 9

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Opportunities and markets are global. Entrepreneurs don't need to help America beat China or Brazil in addressing the needs of customers and markets. Microfinance (Bangladesh), securitization of revenues (Saudi Arabia), and royalty-pay-back funding (Israel) were all invented overseas. This is not a contradiction.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Microfinance Finance 15

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Why Technology Managers Make Great Leaders. How to Handle a Seagull Manager. Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Book Says Servant Leadership Critical for Marketing Leaders. Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Task Prioritization and Time Management – John Maxwell Style.

Servant Leader 150

Servant Leader Leadership Microfinance Discount 150

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Bank marketing materials focus on the dreams, anxieties and goals of consumers. Risk management processes don't — but they should. The challenge of better risk management cannot be achieved through regulation alone. Most audits and regulations of banks are focused on certifying the integrity of data and controls.

Banking 13

Banking Pharmaceuticals Microfinance Risk Management 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Addressing the agriculture value chain—soil testing, facilitation of inputs and credit, market linkage, and field advisory services—is part and parcel of agriculture development initiatives. Watershed and natural resource management initiatives have resulted in increase in water table ranging from 3.5

Innovation 9

Innovation Microfinance Parcell Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

An estimated 250 funds are actively raising capital in a market that the Global Impact Investing Network estimates at $25 billion. We allowed microfinance and the venture capital industry the time and space to develop over a few decades. Impact investing has captured the world’s imagination. Social enterprise Venture capital'

Development 9

Development Microfinance Biotechnology Exit Strategy 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A few of these companies manage to transcend national boundaries and scale to a larger size. It has managed to combine international standards with African tastes. In addition, Neo has its own fuel station, which makes it easier to manage what can be a fitful infrastructure.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Hotels Entrepreneur Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. Everyone agrees that impact investing is on the rise. Intensity and immediacy of impact.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8