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August 25, 2008
3 strategic reasons why MNCs should invest in developing low income market business even if the path to profitability is hazy right now
If your company has hit upon a financially sustainable model for low income base of the pyramid business by this time in the first 2-3 years of business operations then you are one of the fortunate one ! If not, then it’s likely there is a lingering doubt in the mind of your managers who […]
July 7, 2008
Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester Brown
” Socialism collapsed because it did not allow the market to tell the economic truth.Capitalism may collapse because it does not allow the market to tell the ecological truth ” as observed by Osytein Dahle , Vice President of Exxon for Norway and the North Sea. This may become true […]
June 24, 2008
Can Global Corporations create new business models within their existing structure?
Craig Cohon shares his view point on the emerging opportunities and the frame of mind which still holds back some global corporations from experimenting with new business models
June 5, 2008
Nextbillion.net Series Taking Base of the Pyramid Strategies to Scale
Taking Bop Strategies to Scale _allen_hammond1.pdf The key quesion in the mind of businesses and institutions who having successfully proven the pilot model in BoP markets is “how do we scale this up” ? This series of posts in nextbillion.net now in a neat pdf format will help trigger new […]
June 3, 2008
Its not the regular market place we know !
From barbequed chicken to foreign exchange you have it all here yet the format is not so familiar. It is organized around river canals.Damnoen Saduak floating market near bangkok is a place where you will see producers and buyers jostling in their rowing boats selling , buying and exchanging goods […]
May 15, 2008
Indian Imprints
A documentary capturing the fascinating journey which traces the reach and influence of the Indian culture and art in South East Asian Countries …. I am waiting for the DVDs to be released by Krishnaswamy Associates http://www.kaplindia.net/pro_history.htm
April 24, 2008
Can the cell phone help end global poverty ?
It surely can, given its reach and the innovation around communication and transaction processing it is fuelling. On the flip side of it the huge success of cell phone among low income households is creating a tremendous pressure on other initiatives in the BoP markets to show results in terms […]
April 10, 2008
A rare glimpse of the mind through this Rangoli !
Would it have not been perfect when you ask someone how he/she visualises the future of an enterprise you get a vivid , detailed picture drawn and handed over to you ? This is just what happened in this case. In a small village near Solapur , Maharashtra when we […]
March 25, 2008
Care for a annualised interest rate of 60% ?
Dharavi in Mumbai is not far from Bandra-Kurla complex where you will find National Stock Exchange and the corporate offices of the entire range of banks and financial institutions. However the annualised interest rate for a short term loan in the informal sector of Dharavi is at least 60% or […]
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
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Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..