CONTENT 1. What is microfinance? 2. NORAD’s principles and focus 3. Microfinance and Norwegian development cooperation 4. Principles for building pro-poor financial systems Annex 1: Microfinance and poverty reduction Annex 2: Microfinance market niches and approaches Annex 3: Background papers 1. What is microfinance? Microfinance can be defined as provision of a broad range of client-responsive financial services
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banking sector plays an important role in financing the investment projects‚ successive governments in Nigeria have carried out reforms and institutional innovations in the banking sector. The overall intention of these reforms has been to ensure financial stability so as to influence the growth of the economy and also enhance banks to play a critical role of financial intermediation in Nigeria. However‚ despite the fact that Nigerian banks have undergone series of restructuring/reforms aimed at
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Discuss the relationship between entrepreneurship‚ innovation and economic development. What role does sustainability play in this relationship? Refer to both theories and examples from the business world to support your discussion. 1. Introduction Entrepreneurship firstly arise from Richard Cantillon’s Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général‚ originally refers to the behavior people aim to become an entrepreneur. Currently‚ it is an increasingly heated issue worldwide because its power on
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Innovation‚ entrepreneurship and economic growth Entrepreneurship and economic growth ´ Miguel-Angel Galindo Applied Economics‚ University of Castilla-La Mancha‚ Ciudad Real‚ Spain‚ and 501 ´ ´ Marıa-Teresa Mendez-Picazo Finance and Accounting‚ University Complutense of Madrid‚ Madrid‚ Spain Abstract Purpose – The main aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and economic growth‚ following the Schumpeter approach‚ considering the entrepreneurship activity
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History of entrepreneurship[edit] Etymology and historical usage[edit] First used in 1723‚ today the term entrepreneur implies qualities of leadership‚ initiative and innovation in manufacturing‚ delivery‚ and/or services. Economist Robert Reich has called team-building‚ leadership and management ability essential qualities for the entrepreneur.[5] The successful companies of the future‚ he has said‚ will be those that offer a new model for working relationships based on collaboration and mutual
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Name: Michael Wilson Date: 4/14/13 Course: Business 22 Analysis: #2 - Entrepreneurship Title: Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek‚ April 25‚2013 Author: Francesca di Meglio Summary: In this article‚ Steve Blank‚ who is a lecturer in top universities such as Stanford and UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business‚ has a new way of teaching the new generation of entrepreneurs. Instead of educating the students with business plans‚ Blank started a course
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Developing rural and women entrepreneurship UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION economy environment employment a path out of poverty Developing rural and women entrepreneurship UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Vienna‚ 2003 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization concerning
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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET Student Name Navpreet Kaur Student ID S265457 Assessment Title Case Study 1 Unit Number and Title PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals Lecturer/Tutor Mr. Jamal El-Den Date Submitted 07 August 2014 Date Received OFFICE USE ONLY KEEP A COPY Please be sure to make a copy of your work. If you have submitted assessment work electronically make sure you have a backup copy. PLAGIARISM Plagiarism
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP Contents 1. Company Information………………………………………………..2-5 2. Macro Environment Element………………………………………..5-7 3. The elements of macro environment that effected Melorita Home Health Sdn Bhd………………………………………………………………………8-10 4. Recommendation to improve macro environment management……10-12 5. Summary………………………………………………………………..12-13 6. References……………………………………………………………….14 Company Information Company Name: Melorita Home Health Sdn Bhd Last Old Name:
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Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures‚ 2/e Bruce R. Barringer R. Duane Ireland Chapter 3 ©2008 Prentice Hall 3-1 Chapter Objectives (1 of 3) 1. Explain what a feasibility analysis is and why it’s important. 2. Discuss the proper time to complete a feasibility analysis when developing a business venture. 3. Describe the purpose of a product/service feasibility analysis and the two primary issues that a proposed business should consider in this area. 4. Identify
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