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How Microfranchising can Scale Social Enterprise and Microfinance Institutions Tuesday, November 3, 2009 6:30pm – 8:30pm (6:30-7:00 Registration and Reception; 8:00-8:30 Program) Location: Fisher & Phillips LLP – 1700 Resurgens Plaza, 945 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA (see parking and Marta directions below) Cost: Non-students: $10, students: free. You can make your payment at the registration [...]
Continue Reading →Ayllu is thrilled to announce partnership with Aliança Empreendedora, a Brazilian organization that creates opportunities for microentrepreneurs. Together, we are launching a 12-month pilot in Curitiba, Brazil.
Continue Reading →I developed a system to categorize social enterprises and used these categories to identify trends. We paid attention to mission, target demographic, location, maturity, growth models, and microfranchise potential. The list also maps technologies for the poor and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) that use microfranchising in low-income markets.
Continue Reading →In April after 1.5 years of trying, and failing, to launch a good website probono, twitter changed Ayllu’s ‘life.’ We learned how to use wordpress and in reading ‘how to blog’ articles, Melissa saw that twitter seemed important, so she created an account. Then everything changed. We put out good content so people ‘retweeted’ (forwarded) [...]
Continue Reading →What do you think when you see this image? I thought, ‘wow clean energy. This is so green and social. I am pleased.’ I was wrong; read on… This is a photo from Prainha do Canto Verde, a beach town in northeast Brazil. This town has a very typical and a very unique story. What’s Typical: [...]
Continue Reading →We face our greatest challenge yet: SEED FUNDING. We are finally ready to approach major funders and to spread the word about our work. But first we need a pitch. We need to be able to pitch not just funders, but you. SO: to sell Ayllu, we have to know, why do people like Ayllu? Please comment on this blog, email melissa@aylluinitiative.org, or let us know on twitter!
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