Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2023

Raising money is an important part of building and growing a successful business. This plan needs to clearly outline your company’s goals, operations, and financial projections. You should also prepare some insights about your market and competition. This can involve building a strong track record of success and growth.

Venture Capitalist 123

Venture Capitalist Finance Microfinance How To 123

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Career paths are not one-size-fits-all, yet in emerging markets, it's often assumed that microfinance — the use of small loans to foster self-reliant small businesses in a community setting — is the only path for women seeking economic opportunity. Microfinance was one issue that we considered.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Flextime Globalization Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

We serve two markets that are very different but united by the common need for reliable, safe access to energy: outdoor recreationalists and low-income households in emerging markets. Given that we’re in the business of clean cooking, we hypothesized that we’d be successful by selling our stoves through these shops.

Marketing 8

Marketing Microfinance Retail Development 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

cents for a sachet that could purify 10 liters, Pur achieved penetration rates of 5% to 10% in its test markets — strong by almost any yardstick — but in 2005 the company gave up on Pur as a business, because the numbers simply hadn't worked. The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story.

Microfinance 12

Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

If you ask venture capitalists in Silicon Valley how they measure the success of business entrepreneurs, they would no doubt list off metrics having to do with fast growth: funding raised, people hired, customers acquired, revenue produced. The assumption is that company growth is good. Conclusion? This innovation has impact.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

An estimated 250 funds are actively raising capital in a market that the Global Impact Investing Network estimates at $25 billion. This question is hard to answer because, in the midst of all of this excitement, there aren’t clear success markers for the sector. Impact investing has captured the world’s imagination.

Development 8

Development Microfinance Biotechnology Exit Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2012

This "low price, low margin, high volume" model has held sway for more than a decade, largely on the basis of Hindustan Unilever's success in selling Wheel brand detergent to low-income consumers in India. Any business that starts off needing a 30% or higher penetration rate is built on a shaky foundation. Offer an enabling service.

Bottom-up 10

Bottom-up Microfinance Price Banking 10