Webinar: how to scale inclusive businesses collaboratively in a BoP context?
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...
The influence of native capability on the impact of inclusive business models in the BoP context
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...
Startups alone do not solve poverty in Africa
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...
Acting as a steward for inclusive business
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...