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Seven things you need to know to turn a start-up into a scale-up
May 31, 2017 Editor 0
Entrepreneurs at mLab East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. Supported by the World Bank Group’s infoDev program, this business incubation center provides support to local start-ups. Photo Credit: © infoDev/World Bank About 12 years ago, one of my World Bank Group colleagues told me that his team had just launched an incubation program and I should join the […]
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The Embedded Enterprise
February 18, 2015 Editor 0
By Ted Ladd Entrepreneurs who operate in impoverished regions of the world face a quandary: Even though the need for their products and services is enormous, the challenge of bringing those products and services to market can be nearly insurmountable. Without access to mass media or even mass communications, entrepreneurs have no established channels through […]
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Why African Entrepreneurs Outperform Their Peers When the Playing Field Is Leveled
July 20, 2013 Editor 0
Entrepreneurs in Africa often face significant challenges to their efforts to build businesses and thrive, including limited infrastructure, unstable or restrictive governments, and a largely transient, unskilled workforce. But a recent paper co-authored by Wharton management professor Ann Harrison shows that if the playing field were made level, African firms would actually outperform their peers […]
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No app for that: Why tech won’t solve global poverty as intended
July 10, 2013 Editor 0
Social entrepreneurs have trumpeted apps and technology as the knockout blow to poverty, but they may not provide the punch needed to make a lasting impact. Many organizations and philanthropists–from Bill and Melinda Gates to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs–have supported technology as the missing ingredient to combat poverty. Charles Kenny and Justin Sandefur call this into […]
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Move over, angel investors, crowdfunding is changing the rules of the game
July 3, 2013 Editor 0
As banks rein in lending options for entrepreneurs, crowdfunding’s popularity is off the charts and continuing to rise. By providing startups and social enterprises with access to the funding and exposure they need to launch or scale promising projects, crowdfunding is revolutionizing the way that entrepreneurs access funding. Funding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and […]
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From the pitch to the prize: building a company in 54 hours
June 23, 2013 Editor 0
Pitching your startup can be nerve-wracking. You’re condensing the idea you’ve dreamed about for months into a few sentences and sharing it with a group of strangers who can crush it or allow you to nurture it into a full-blown company. If that isn’t pressure enough, once your pitch at a Startup Weekend event is […]
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