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Scientists Just Ranked All 50 States By Life Expectancy. The Results Are Truly Stunning
Inc Startups
JUNE 11, 2018
If you live in Mississippi, you have the same life expectancy as someone in Bangladesh.
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UNC debates how best to protect factory workers in Bangladesh
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
MAY 10, 2014
CHAPEL HILL — UNC-Chapel Hill has long been a leader in the anti-sweatshop movement, but that reputation is on the line amid a debate about protecting garment workers’ safety in Bangladesh
Solid Outsourcing From Bangladesh: Taskeater
ArcticStartup
JUNE 20, 2014
After many years of startup involvement and business model scouting in the western hemisphere, he moved to Bangladesh where one of the startups he worked with was running an online food delivery service. What do you do when hiring people to do even the basic stuff becomes really expensive?
One Year After the Bangladesh Factory Collapse, Change Is in the Air
Inc Startups
APRIL 24, 2014
Yet in the aftermath of last year''s Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which claimed more than 1,100 lives, the business of clothing manufacturing looks an awful lot like it did before. Consumers "look at the label and it says ''Made in China'' or it says ''Made in Bangladesh.''
My Last Post About This Election – Don’t Waste Your Vote
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 5, 2016
“You don’t get to call for a religious test to enter our country, potentially denying access to more than 1 billion Muslim people in the world including very large populations in Indonesia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.” Please vote. Just so you know my bias before reading further, I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. This post is not aimed at you if you have already decided to vote for Clinton or for Trump.
The Impact of Techbikers – Part II
VC Cafe
JUNE 12, 2016
9 libraries established in India, Nepal, Cambodia, and Bangladesh. 10 Literacy Instruction programmes implemented in South Africa, Nepal, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.
Here are The Missing Positives of This Election
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 6, 2016
Liberia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Trinidad, Brazil, Kosovo, Slovenia, Denmark, Jamaica, South Korea, Norway, Poland & Croatia. It’s hard to feel any positives these days: We’re in the eye of the storm. We’re at peak anxiety. Maximum rancor.
Work Is Love Made Visible
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 20, 2018
Whole countries such as Bangladesh will be flooded, should we see such a dramatic rise of our oceans. by Pascal Finette from Singularity University. May you live in interesting times.” ~ Chinese Proverb.
Creating a movement
VC Cafe
JULY 31, 2017
We’re now over 500 strong, and have raised over $500,000 which were used to build 6 schools, 14 libraries and 300 scholarships for girls in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and Tanzania. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better.
Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
For our students, that can mean anyone from a Syrian refugee trying to make contact with his family back home, to a supply chain manager for a major apparel brand who wants to make sure his contract factory in Bangladesh doesn’t use forced labor.
Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
For our students, that can mean anyone from a Syrian refugee trying to make contact with his family back home, to a supply chain manager for a major apparel brand who wants to make sure his contract factory in Bangladesh doesn’t use forced labor.
The Start-up Giving Factory Workers a Voice
Inc Startups
AUGUST 7, 2013
It seems to take a total catastrophe like the factory collapse that left 1,132 dead in Bangladesh this April to get people''s attention. This May, the start-up announced its first corporate partnership: a $600,000 deal to work with Walmart on cleaning up 279 of its factories in Bangladesh.
Nobel Prize Winner: Your Business Should Help Others
Inc Startups
MAY 28, 2013
million customers in Bangladesh and 12,000 in New York City To end world hunger, don''t give away money. Just start a business, says Muhammad Yunus. There''s an old adage that goes, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Warby Parker CEO: Why Empathy Matters
Inc Startups
MAY 29, 2013
When I was at my nonprofit, VisionSpring, I would be in a village in rural Bangladesh, with a community of weavers. Neil Blumenthal, co-founder of Warby Parker, says it''s important to teach your staff to be aware of others. Here''s why. "I
What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 17, 2017
If you add 210 million Muslims from Indonesia and 134 million from Bangladesh — it turns out that 700 million people from South and East Asia have the four largest Muslim populations in the word.
Financial Literacy Across Asia Declining: Mastercard
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 28, 2015
Financial services provider MasterCard has announced the results of its MasterCard Financial Literacy Index, which revealed that progress towards improving basic finance knowledge and skills across Asia Pacific has stalled as 12 of 16 countries record lower scores in financial literacy.
When Third is First
thebarefootvc
JUNE 15, 2014
Lending: In 1983, Muhammed Yunus founded Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, based on the notion that the poor were credit-worthy and that a model of positive “peer pressure” would lead to repayment of loans.
6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place
Up and Running
JANUARY 16, 2015
Image via Warby Parker, of a child who received donated glasses. As we begin the year, it’s always helpful to look back and reflect on the things that went particularly well. While it’s easy to learn from others’ mistakes, there’s a lot to be said for emulating ideas that work.
Three Megatrends That Will Affect Everybody’s Business
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 5, 2015
For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? by Professor Dominique V. Turpin, president of IMD. The future is hard to predict and a lot of “experts” regularly get it wrong.
3 Rules for Doing Business Overseas
Inc Startups
MAY 7, 2013
Every country has its own place-specific challenges, as last week''s tragedy at a Bangladesh factory showed. Last week’s factory collapse in Bangladesh was a terrible reminder of what can go wrong in life and in business.
When Culture Matters…for Innovation
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
DECEMBER 4, 2012
It means positioning a brand in ways that local people, say in Bangladesh, can relate to, or at the very least, not be offended by.
10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 3, 2012
The benefits of microfinance have been debated since the ’70s when the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh began making tiny loans to impoverished small business owners.
10 Countries, 18 Teams: Meet the GSVC 2015 Global Finalists
UC Berkeley
APRIL 8, 2015
France & Bangladesh). Don’t miss your chance to see these amazing global entrepreneurs along with the rest of a jam packed conference! April 9-10, tickets here: ow.ly/LcTT8 LcTT8 . CattleMettle is a social venture with a bold mission to mitigate the effect of adverse climatic conditions on feed availability for cattle in arid regions. India).
Microfinance 2.0
Venture Cyclist
JULY 21, 2007
The first successful stories of microfinance I heard about centered on the work of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. That darn 2.0 label is showing up everywhere (see some earlier postings here and here ). Brad Feld hates the fact that Enterprise 2.0 now has a Wikipedia entry , and of course there are 3.0 mentions springing up as well. Microfinance is the provision of financial services, usually in very small amounts, to poor people.
Warby Parker's Distribution Challenge
Inc Startups
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
We operate similar schemes in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam which we are also committed to expanding." In a recent interview, Warby Parker''s Lead Council and Head of Social Innovation admitted that scaling the "Buy a pair, Give a pair" program has become a challenge.
Why Your Employees Need to Sign Their Work
Inc Startups
JUNE 10, 2013
Nothing keeps a person accountable like a signature. That John Hancock still carries the same weight it did back in 1776.
When Third is First
thebarefootvc
JUNE 15, 2014
Lending: In 1983, Muhammed Yunus founded Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, based on the notion that the poor were credit-worthy and that a model of positive “peer pressure” would lead to repayment of loans.
K.S. Krishnan, scientist and citizen, a Renaissance man in 20th century India
Grade A Entrepreneurs
MAY 12, 2012
When he left for Dacca (Dhaka – now in Bangladesh), he also left the field of Raman scattering.
[Review] The Rise Of The New East
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 4, 2014
Faced with the rising costs of labour, materials and land in Chinese cities, companies are increasingly sourcing from other Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
A Newbie’s Guide To Microfinancing
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 19, 2012
The concept and first implementation of modern microfinancing is generally credited to Dr. Mohammad Yunus who, back in the 1970s, began lending to impoverished women in Jobra, Bangladesh, while teaching economics at Chittagong University.
Recognizing Great Ideas From the Developing World
Inc Startups
MAY 2, 2012
A well-known one is microfinance, which originated in Bangladesh in 1983. An earlier example also started in Bangladesh, where Western doctors had gone to treat a cholera epidemic. Innovation isn't the trickle-down process we often imagine it to be.
William Miller on Business Model Innovation
Life Beyond Code
MARCH 19, 2013
The Grameen Bank (Bangladesh) revolutionized banking services using a business model driven by People considerations: how to extend banking to, and create employment opportunities for, poor men and women. I have known Dr. William Miller (co-founder of Value Centered Innovation ) for a number of years and every conversation with him on business model innovation and beyond has been delightful and insightful. Hers is a quick interview with him on the topic.
Roya Mahboob: Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan's Entrepreneurs
Inc Startups
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Members are based in many developing countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Norwegian Rubrikk sees growth in classified portals
ArcticStartup
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
Next on the list will be portals in Bangladesh and Vietnam, and Adil felt confident that a lot more growth was available to be tapped in the coming years as more markets developed and matured. Editor''s Note: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Elance.
Why the Recent Stock Slide Adds to Small Business Uncertainty
Inc Startups
JANUARY 27, 2014
What''s more, so-called frontier markets- -considered "pre-emerging"-- such as Bangladesh and Kuwait don''t seem to have been as affected by the global downturn.
Forget the US or BRIC countries: Gothenburg's Saltside raises a $40 million Series C
ArcticStartup
JANUARY 23, 2015
We’re in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ghana, and some extent Pakistan even though it''s not a focus market. The beautiful thing about Gothenburg-based Saltside Technologies is that they throw away the assumption that if you want to grow into a valuable company, you need to be targeting the U.S.,
A New Breed of Manufacturers
Inc Startups
MAY 29, 2013
Fully burdened with insurance, taxes, and benefits, our factory labor rate is $20 an hour--20 times the current labor rate in China and 100 times that in Bangladesh. This entrepreneur says now is a great time to be a manufacturer. The secret: Think show business.
Students and Professors Try Open Innovation | Nature Publishing Group
Campus Entrepreneurship
NOVEMBER 12, 2011
He found inspiration in the success of a mobile-phone business run by the Grameen Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Crisitina Jimenez has an interesting piece on ‘open innovation’ – where problems are shared publicly and rewards offered for suitable solutions. Jimenez’s piece highlights how students and faculty are using ‘open innovation’ challenges to find funding, work on interesting problems, and make meaning.
Facebook Sponsored Posts: Do They Work?
Inc Startups
MARCH 8, 2013
If you don't target a country, then Facebook chooses to display your ads to people in Bangladesh or similarly impoverished countries. Can Facebook's sponsored stories help your marketing efforts? Maybe, but it's complicated.
Looking for Start-up Capital? Try Overseas
Inc Startups
FEBRUARY 9, 2013
Two were from China, and the others came from Canada, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Norway. "We Recently renewed by President Obama, the EB-5 Visa program links entrepreneurs to foreign investors.
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