Enterprises Serving the Base of the Pyramid
& Entrepreneurship
Examines the rapid growth of micro-financial services and local small and medium enterprises as a force for economic development, and the role of the private sector in their enhancement.
Activities in the Enterprises Serving the Base of the Pyramid & Entrepreneurship program include:
- Microfinance Sector in Emerging Markets: scaling up service delivery; prospects for the coexistence of commercial and not-for-profit MFI models
- Microfinance Risk Management Study: sponsored by Oliver Wyman
- Entrepreneurship Website: sponsored by Endeavor; provision of academic content and a venue for EM enterprise development and networking
- Microfinance from Below: The Power of Savings and Savings Groups in Frontier Economies: research and conference sponsored by Oxfam America