Tag: agriculture

How the Internet of Everything can jumpstart CSR

by alexaroscoe, posted in Inclusive Business, Innovation & Design, Technology

Photo via Unsplash, Cosmo Surban The internet of everything will help address four fundamental corporate responsibility challenges.  This blog is a summary of the 2015 Davies Award winning entry on the Internet of Everything, sponsored by the Althea Foundation, Cisco and the University of Oxford Said School of Business.  Applications of the internet of everything … Continue reading How the Internet of Everything can jumpstart CSR

Microfranchising for development: The case of Krishi Utsho

by alexaroscoe, posted in Inclusive Business, Social Enterprise

Via Unsplash, Theodore Grout The development world has long embraced micro-finance, and there is a lot of hype about micro-entrepreneurs, but what exactly is a micro-franchise? A micro-what? Micro-franchising "has its roots in traditional franchising, which is the practice of copying a successful business and replicating it at another location by following a consistent set of … Continue reading Microfranchising for development: The case of Krishi Utsho