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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Vulnerable Economies

Harvard Business Review

Especially in the world's most fragile states, economic development is critical to stability. Foreign aid, which can account for to up to 97 percent of a nation's GDP, is neither a long-term nor a sustainable solution to help the citizens of these fragile countries. SME owners face a slew of obstacles in conflict zones.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. And in the U.S., more than half of the 9.72

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Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Harvard Business Review

they account for 50% of employment and 45% of GDP. Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Challenge risk financing conventions.

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Multiplication Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

But once we find them, we should direct giving not toward the programs but toward the organizations' fundraising and development operations so that they can multiply the funds available for programs. It lumps fundraising in with finance, human resources, leadership training, technology, and other administrative functions.

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The Libor Scandal and the Price of Prosperity

Harvard Business Review

To the long, dismal list of fatally broken institutions — GDP, governments, schools, corporations — we can add the mysterious Libor , and its conveniently comfortable calculation. Unless you believe that Abraham Lincoln, too, for a few extra bucks, might have joined Barclays as a Senior Advisor for "Human Resources.".

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