Fighting Poverty Through Enterprise Book
The Fighting Poverty Through Enterprise Book – The Case for Social Venture Capital book by Lord Brian Griffiths and TBN Trustee, Dr Kim Tan.
Franchising in Frontier Markets
Need a cab in Bangalore? Call SPOT. Since its founding in 1999, SPOT City Taxi has grown from 18 cars to more than 300, making the company the largest taxi operator in the capital of India’s Silicon Valley. SPOT’s drivers are franchisees—independent owner-operators linked by a common brand, radio, and computerized dispatch system. What has made SPOT work when so many other franchises in the “frontier markets” of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia barely get off the ground? A new research report by Dalberg Global Development Advisers sets out to find the answers.
Global Monitoring Report on Millennium Development Goals
The Global Monitoring Report on Millennium Development Goals
Guide to Rural Economic and Enterprise Development
The Guide to Rural Economic and Enterprise Development, edited by GTZ. This approach aims at diversification and innovation of the rural economy, increasing its market orientation, and fostering value addition to rural products.
Is the bottom of the pyramid really for you?
The market for products and services aimed at the bottom of the pyramid—people living in poverty in developing economies—is vast, with 4 billion people representing $5 trillion in purchasing power. This article in the March issue of Harvard Business Review discusses the challenges typically encountered when entering this market.
Micro-insurance articles
In the last decade, micro-insurance (MI), has become an effective tool in poverty alleviation by giving poor people access to adequate risk-management tools. These 3 articles give a good introduction to the field.
The Case For Social Venture Capitalism
A perspective on social transformation from Dr Kim Tan (TBN Trustee) and Lord Brian Griffiths.