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Creating Enterprises that Succeed . . . How donors can help build businesses that last (PART IV)
In this multi-part article, I address the three most crucial ways donors can think like business people to help ensure the success of enterprise development projects. Now that you know who you are selling to, and you’ve given thought to … Continue reading
Creating Enterprises that Succeed . . . How donors can help build businesses that last (PART III)
In this multi-part article, I address the three most crucial ways donors can think like business people to help ensure the success of enterprise development projects.
Creating Enterprises that Succeed . . . How donors can help build businesses that last (PART II)
Livelihoods come from business enterprises, not from donor projects. Business considerations should be integrated into project planning and development for all enterprise development projects. Donors need to think like business people and/or include business-consulting services in the project budget. This is the only way that we will get sustainable business enterprises.
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Creating Enterprises that Succeed . . . How donors can help build businesses that last
Livelihoods come from business enterprises, not from donor projects. Business considerations should be integrated into project planning and development for all enterprise development projects. Donors need to think like business people and/or include business-consulting services in the project budget. This is the only way that we will get sustainable business enterprises.
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Beating Corruption by Building Consensus
Beating Corruption by Building Consensus, Article from IIP Digital -Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
“Brian Pinkowski started his career by dealing with environmental disasters, but he’s become an expert in governmental ones. It turns out that pollution and corruption have a lot in common.” Read more … Continue reading
Philip’s Story, Part II
This second installment continues our exploration of economic development and the growing problem of youth unemployment around the world by looking at the magnitude of the problem. The continuing series is examining underlying challenges to job creation in developing countries and successful models for building the self-sufficiency needed to grow economies. Continue reading
Philip’s Story, Part I
This article kicks off a series on economic development and the growing problem of youth unemployment around the world. The series will examine underlying challenges to job creation in developing countries and successful models for building the self-sufficiency needed to grow economies. Continue reading
Financial Audits Are Not Enough To Fight Organizational Corruption
Like people, organizations have symptoms that things “aren’t right.” Most of these symptoms of corruption in an organization occur long before a whistleblower phone call is made. And most symptoms will not be seen by a financial audit. Accountant and financial audits are useful, but organizational corruption should be identified long before it can be detected through the financial activities of an organization. Continue reading
Government Use of SMS as a Public Outreach
SMS as an outreach tool for Government?
While the protests are ongoing in Egypt, the same underlying communication techniques are being use by citizens of many countries as a way to coordinate protests. Of course, governments can and should use the same tools to communicate to their citizens. This is a basic failing of many governments – failure to communicate to their citizens. Beyond a “one-way” information blast, I am looking for more substantive examples where government has used SMS to create a dialogue with citizens. Continue reading
The Value of Fundamentals in Development Work.
“Everyone should get this training to begin organizing his life,” said one Iraqi participant in a recent time management seminar conducted by GTD Principle, Brian Pinkowski. The seminar was held for 20 Iraqis Northern Iraq and covered the fundamentals of … Continue reading