“Melissa spoke with us about how she plans on carving out a space for microfranchising in the world of social entrepreneurship. Clearly her plan for Allyu is ambitious, but armed with a solid foundation and an optimal network of institutional supporters (including Ashoka andAlianca Empreendedora) she is already on the path to realizing her aims. [...]
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16
I attended the StartingBloc Institute in 2008. This Fellowship continues to be one of the defining communities for Ayllu. Top 3 reasons why: Network – It’s cross-sector and engaged Friends – Founders need all the peer support they can get Knowledge – diverse perspectives, thorough conversations
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2
the economic development problem is not just about increasing people’s incomes. It’s just as much about increasing relative wealth by making access to goods and services more affordable.
And that brings us to the real problem of having markets that are exclusive. Exclusive markets not only support relative poverty and the uneven distribution of wealth but exacerbate it.
Nov
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I’ll be speaking this week in Atlanta with Gray Ghost Ventures and at the Economic Self-Reliance Conference at BYU in Provo, Utah. If you’re in the area, let me know!
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