Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

When social entrepreneurs say that they want to "work themselves out of a job" they are not making a glib statement to sound cool. Commercial entrepreneurs are different. They're out to standardize a business model. That is why social entrepreneurs were among the most enthusiastic popularizers of concepts like C.K.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Microfinance Supply Chain Prahalad 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

On this 100th International Women's Day , it is right to reflect on how women have become the heart of the microfinance industry. It is easy to forget that the initial motivation for microfinance roughly 30 years ago was, to a great extent, gender neutral. Microfinance is about much more than extending credit.

Microfinance 15

Microfinance Banking Globalization Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2013

Fledgling social entrepreneurs may have a lot of passion, but they usually don't have much of a track record, a circumstance that leaves would-be backers to wonder: Which have the potential to become genuine world-changers? Which are likely to achieve significant social impact within an attractive business model?

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Microfinance Media Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

This is a nascent sector where entrepreneurs and investors are still figuring out business models, developing new financial products, and proving exit strategies and exit multiples, and only a handful of players are using agreed-upon metrics for assessing social impact. First, impact investing needs time to develop.

Development 8

Development Microfinance Biotechnology Exit Strategy 8