Staff blogger Claudia Martinez says that while many companies are starting to really understand the concepts behind base of the pyramid business models, there are still a few that don't quite "get it" yet.
Staff blogger Claudia Martinez Ochoa reports that, while most of the companies represented at the 1st BASE Forum had a good concept of what Base of the Pyramid business models are all about, a few seem like they still don't quite get it.
Susan Olsen of the IDB's Opportunities for the Majority Initiative lists the most important lessons learned at the First BASE Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Development experts and companies that are seeking to engage with the base of the pyramid are seeing great potential in mobile phones, the Internet and other technologies. Staff blogger Valentina Echeverry Perez talks about how a recent presentation from Microsoft's Akhtar Badshah got her thinking about the possibilities.
Staff writer Valentina Echeverry Perez sets the stage for the upcoming BASE Forum for the Development of the Base of the Pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean with a look at some of the many reasons Brazil is full of opportunities for BOP business projects.
The IDB's Opportunities for the Majority Initiative is hiring a Development Effectiveness and Knowledge Specialist. Applications are accepted until June 7.
Staff blogger Daniel Granada, a native of Honduras, discusses the urgent need for Central America to embrace inclusive business practices to address persistent problems of inequality and violence.
Blogger Valentina Echeverry Perez relates her recent visit to a rural Bolivian community where small farmers are producing sesame for export to Japan, thanks to a partnership with a company called Latco International Ltda.
Opportunities for the Majority research fellow Valentina Echeverry Perez summarizes two recent events at the IDB which brought a variety of experts together to discuss the past, present and future of BOP business models in Latin America and the Caribbean, and beyond.
A quick update on two February events hosted by Opportunities for the Majority at the IDB.
