Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Social Investing in India: Landscape study & Investor perspective

Posted on November 6, 2014 by dd

India has a rich culture and ecosystem of social enterprises, non-profits and many other social purpose organisations that serve the needs of many segments of society within a vast landscape. However, for a foreign investor looking for impact investing or … Continue reading →

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The Business of Government – An 8-point agenda for Growth

Posted on May 17, 2014 by dd

(If you’re in a hurry, go to the Slideshare presentation. You can always come back for the complete read.) The sum total of analyses of India’s 2014 election results already exceeds what one sane person can read in a lifetime. … Continue reading →

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The Franchise “Space Programme”

Posted on December 5, 2013 by dd

(Published in ETRetail.com on 6 December 2013) Franchising isn’t rocket science, but advanced space programmes offer at least one parallel which we can learn from – the staging of objectives and planning accordingly. A franchise development programme can be staged … Continue reading →

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Multichannel for Multifold Growth – Panel Discussion at the Delhi Retail Summit 2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 by dd

Organised by the Retailers Association of India the Delhi Retail Summit this year (10 May 2013) focussed on multi-fold growth for retailers utilising multiple channels to the consumer, with panel discussions and presentations by industry leaders who shared their experiences … Continue reading →

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Teaching kids to be entrepreneurs

Posted on April 20, 2010 by dd

Most school-going children are still rigorously provided skill-sets and build attitudes that belong in an earlier age when kings, nobles or religious leaders wanted to sustain a military-feudal power structure through obedience. Not discovery. Most universities still teach specialist skills that belong mainly in large-scale, … Continue reading →

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