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. This can involve building a strong track record of success and growth. What are some tips for preparing to raise money?
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2011
We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be.
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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.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 13, 2012
Business cost structures in low-income markets are daunting: Operational expenses such as distribution frequently dwarf the costs that companies face in developed markets, while customer acquisition and retention often demand unusually intense — and costly — levels of consumer engagement. The result has been explosive growth.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Given that we’re in the business of clean cooking, we hypothesized that we’d be successful by selling our stoves through these shops. As a crowd-pleaser, the promotion was a success, drumming up customer excitement; as a sales conversion, it fell short. Launch day was a wild success. Here’s the thing.
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. Successful examples of this approach are still rare; most people point to microfinance.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 17, 2014
This question is hard to answer because, in the midst of all of this excitement, there aren’t clear success markers for the sector. As the sector grows through this period of creative destruction, models that don’t work will die out, models that survive will attract copycats, operating costs will go down, and winners will rise to the top.
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