Through this page, we hope to point engineers to resources on development through enterprise. If you know of other materials, do email us.
Reference BooksÂ
- "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits" -- Prof C. K. Prahalad, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
- "Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World's Most Difficult Problems" -- Prof. Stuart Hart, Johnson School, Cornell University
- "Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value" -- Prof. Kasturi Rangan, Harvard Business School
Online Resources
- NextBillion.net - Development Through Enterprise: A blog to identify and discuss sustainable business models that address the needs of the world's poorest citizens.
- Authentic and crisp write-ups on the case for for-profit social enterprises:
- The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid by Prof. C K Prahalad (Michigan) and Prof. Stuart Hart (Cornell)
- What Works: Serving the Poor, Profitably by Allen Hammond (World Resources Institute) and Prof. C K Prahalad (Michigan)
Opportunities
- Genesis -- Social Entrepreneurship Competition, IIT-Madras
- Eclairez -- Social Entrepreneurship Competition, IIT-Kharagpur
- MIT IDEAS CompetitionÂ
- Srijan Micro-finance Business Plan Competition
- StartingBloc's Institutes for Social Innovation - Fellowship
- Youth Business Development Competition, Oxford