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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Evolution Of Impact: Expanding Social Commitment To Drive Brand Advantage
I recently spoke on a panel about cause marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, where an MBA candidate asked a simple but fundamental question: “Who is driving cause in the marketplace, consumers or companies?” The answer: both. And things … Continue reading
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ACCION USA Receives $50,000 from Wells Fargo to Provide Business Loans to Underserved Entrepreneurs in South Florida
Miami, Florida (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 ACCION USA, a leader in U.S. microfinance, was awarded a $50,000 grant from Wells Fargo. The grant – part of Wells Fargo’s commitment to economic development in South Florida – ensures access to financing … Continue reading
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RBC Announces $20 Million in Commitments to New Social and Environmental Initiative
RBC today announced a $20 million commitment to a new social and environmental initiative aimed at facilitating solutions to social and environmental problems. “Impact finance” describes a range of financial vehicles and services that use private capital to finance solutions to social … Continue reading
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Gates calls for greater impact investment
The concept of impact investing is beginning to get its share of attention as heavyweights like Bill Gates start to throw their weight behind it. In a bid to mobilize private capital for public good, Gates, co-chair of the Bill … Continue reading
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Google helps SMEs online
Google Thailand is helping Thai small business operators do business online. The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (Osmep) plans to conduct business training courses and provide financial support to SMEs this year. The plan is aimed at producing … Continue reading
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Deregulation will revive Small and Medium Enterprises- Muhammad Umar, DG SMEDAN
As Nigerians gradually settle for the new price of N97.00 per liter of petrol, Alhaji Muhammad Nadada Umar, the Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) affirmed that fuel subsidy removal will resurrect the small and medium … Continue reading
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Abraaj Capital to Invest $20 Million in Egypt SME Sector
Abraaj Capital Ltd., the Middle East’s largest private-equity firm, plans to invest $20 million in Egypt’s small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, this year despite the political unrest that has been sweeping the region since last year, a senior executive … Continue reading
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Micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) members of the Confederation of Indian Industry in the southern region will have a chance to be mentored by senior industry professionals. This will help Chief Executive of these units to improve their competitiveness. … Continue reading
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IFC boosts trade finance for small firms
HCM City — IFC, the private sector funding arm of the World Bank Group, has expanded a trade finance line for the LienVietPostBank, allowing the bank to further help small and medium enterprises in Viet Nam sustain import and export … Continue reading
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Investing in Impact: Making the Case for Patient Capital
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Social investing. Impact Investing. Patient capital. That the idea itself has more than one name underscores the challenges facing an industry that seeks to invest in and grow companies that measure wealth both by profit and the ability … Continue reading
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