On June 24 2021, we organized an online webinar to share what we learned in our research project about scaling inclusive business models collaboratively in base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) contexts with a diverse audience of inclusive business representatives, students and...
By Britt Wiefferink Inclusive businesses have to become truly embedded in the local context to reduce poverty in BoP communities. Therefore, Hart and London (2005, p.30) suggested that they must develop native capability, i.e. ‘’the ability to develop fully...
By Mathilde Miedema Recently, the Nobel Prize for Economics 2019 was awarded to three economists for their research into tackling extreme poverty in developing countries. They have found that a seamless connection to the local context and the achievement of...
By André Nijhof LendaHand is a typical example of an inclusive business. It aims to service financial transaction between people with and without money. How? By showing on a platform why local entrepreneurs in developing countries need investment capital and allowing...
By Pascal Benincasa Model farmers and cooperatives are key to success for agricultural extension projects in the developing world. Model farmers are farmers elected as role models for neighboring households by local governmental institutions. Cooperatives are...
