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Businesses Serving the Poor Need to Get Over Their Unease About Profit

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

And their intuition isn't baseless: As the bottom-of-the-pyramid concept shifted into the public eye and attracted the criticism of the development sector, the standards for judging the impact of a venture aiming to serve low-income consumers seemed to get a lot tougher. The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story.

Microfinance

Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking

Facebook Presence Is an Important Clue to a Social Venture's Future

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2013

Which are likely to achieve significant social impact within an attractive business model? It seems to signal that an enterprise's theory of how to effect change resonates with a lot of people and that the organization is developing a "voice" for effectively communicating its ideas to customers — a crucial success factor.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Microfinance Media Follow-up

Leadership Digital

Businesses Serving the Poor Need to Get Over Their Unease About Profit

Facebook Presence Is an Important Clue to a Social Venture's Future

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