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Building the Community with BB 9900
Co-founder and Managing Director of MicroVentures Inc., Mark Ruiz, shares how he is able to accomplish his day-to-day tasks for their flagship program Hapinoy with the help of the BlackBerry Bold 9900. »
MicroVentures Foundation Launched!
When we were starting HAPINOY, there was a proverbial fork-in-the-road – should we register as a for-profit or a non-profit? At that time, we knew that the social mission was at the heart of the about-to-be-formed company. But we also knew that we wanted the discipline of business to permeate how we would act... »
HAPINOY Awarded by the World Economic Forum’s Schwab Foundation
Dalian, People’s Republic of China, 12 September 2011 – Five social entrepreneurs from Asia will be awarded by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship as Asian Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2011. Joining a global network of leading social entrepreneurs from over 50 countries, the founders of these organizations will be actively participating in... »
A New Manifesto for Innovation
Everything i thought – and taught – about innovation was wrong. That sounds way too sensationalistic, and it probably is. But the drama of that statement is certainly rooted in truth. Allow me to explain. Several years ago, I got enamored with the concept of ‘innovation’. So much so, in fact, that it became... »
Congratulations to the Hapinoy-FBI Grant Winners!
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People-Powered Markets : Exhibits of Value Chains that Work for the Poor
Inviting everyone to come to this event! Hapinoy and Rags2Riches will be there »
Hapinoy Is An Open Source Model for Low-Income Markets
Hapinoy Is An Open Source Model for Low-Income Markets reposted from NextBillion.net. Original article here Editor’s Note: The following is the second of two posts on Hapinoy and its microfranchise/distribution model. The first can be found here. As Hapinoy expands, it reaches more of the BoP market. Through its network of suki stores, the... »
Awakening a ‘Sleeping Giant’, Microfranchise as a Distribution Platform
Awakening a ‘Sleeping Giant,’ Microfranchise as a Distribution Platform reposted from NextBillion.net. Original article here. Editor’s Note: This is the first of a pair of posts on Hapinoy and its microfranchise/distribution model. If you’ve ever been to the Philippines, you’ve no doubt seen a row of identical tiny stores selling Coca-Cola and laundry detergent.... »
Using a Microfranchise as an Open-Source Platform
I was recently interviewed by Josh Weinstein, one of the premier thought leaders in the BoP/social enterprise space; I (virtually) met him a couple of years ago via email exchange when he was in the Philippines working with NWTF; A few weeks back, he got reacquainted with Hapinoy from a conversation with one of... »
The Hapinoy-Fisherman Breakthrough Innovation Grant Finalists!
In behalf of our partners, SEVEN Fund and Fisherman Foundation, we would like to give our sincerest appreciation to everyone that submitted their entries to the Hapinoy Fisherman Breakthough Innovation Grant. There were so many great ideas and your participation in the contest is overwhelming. Over a hundred entries from all over the world... »
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- @jeanniejavelosa nice talk here at PinoyME ! :) @ECHOstoreFebruary 22, 2012 10:39
- Will be sharing lessons on value chains to microentrepreneurs here at the PinoyME Convention :pFebruary 22, 2012 10:31
- Sustainable capitalism: Blood, Gore and capitalism | The Economist t.co/VJmPRqX9February 22, 2012 1:39
- @rom i see apple all over but i'm not sure product placements :p saw a blog that the mac/ipad are the most-displayed tech on TV :pFebruary 21, 2012 3:03
- @rom yupyup Leverage out-of-season but all the tech there are strategically placed :pFebruary 21, 2012 3:00
- @rom yupyup! actually it's all over Leverage and Bones din :pFebruary 21, 2012 2:43
- @rom hahahaha … figured nga, that's why i got curious about the tweet :pFebruary 21, 2012 2:41
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