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PAPER WRAP-UP: Beware of Bad Microcredit by Steve Beck and Tim Ogden
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| In their short article published in the Harvard Business Review, Steve Beck and Tim Ogden warn that, though microcredit programs can be highly effective, companies need to exercise caution before investing in them because of the risk for such investments to backfire, both from a social development and a public relations standpoint. |
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When is microfinance NOT an appropiate tool? FAQ
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| Microfinance increasingly refers to a host of financial services—savings, loans, insurance, remittances from abroad, and other products. It is hard to imagine that there would be any family in the world today for which some type of formal financial service couldn't be designed and made useful. But the fact of the matter is, that in most people's mind, "microfinance" still refers to microcredit.
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Leverage The Key That Unlocks The Door to Growing Your Business
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| George Beshara of Montreal developed a series of modular training programs to help people manage their lives better. They are excellent programs, and everyone who has been exposed to them agrees, but there is a problem. He only knows a relatively small number of suitable prospects. Should he go directly to the end user or should he go through a group of people who are already connected to the people who need his training programs? |
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USING REWARD PROGRAMS TO CREATE LOYAL CUSTOMERS
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| Customer reward programs were first introduced by the airlines more than a decade ago. Since then, businesses ranging from bookstores to coffee shops to credit cards have implemented reward programs. Properly implemented reward programs create loyal customers. However, many reward programs simply don’t work. The rewards are either ineffective motivators or too costly to be practical. Often reward programs and short-term promotional programs conflict, turning off loyal customers and attracting only less profitable price-switchers. In order to avoid the traps that can sour customer relationships or drain scarce resources, it makes sense to examine the fundamentals of developing a successful customer reward program. |
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The State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2006
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| In 1997, RESULTS Educational Fund, a U.S.-based non-profit organization, organized the Microcredit Summit. The summit focused on catalyzing the international development community to recognize that scaling up microfinance was essential to reaching the Millennium Development Goals and creating a just world. |
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Microfinance 2015: Panel Focuses on the Future and Outlook of Microfinance
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| Where will microfinance be in 2015? What is the future and challenges of microfinance? The first discussion held at the launch of the International Year of Microcredit 2005 focused on these key questions. |
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PAPER WRAP-UP: Beware of Bad Microcredit by Steve Beck and Tim Ogden
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| In their short article published in the Harvard Business Review, Steve Beck and Tim Ogden warn that, though microcredit programs can be highly effective, companies need to exercise caution before investing in them because of the risk for such investments to backfire, both from a social development and a public relations standpoint. |
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Are you or your employees engaged with your organisation?
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| Although the term 'employee engagement' is relatively new, the underlying concepts have been around for many years. Cultural change programs often have a similar focus, as do internal branding programs.
Do you have it? Does your organisation have it?
If you don’t, take action NOW. |
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How To Improve Your Team
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| Millions of dollars are misspent every year on team-building exercises and programs that do not get to the core of unlocking the potential of team performance. Teams are sent to exotic places to participate in fancy programs and fun activities that fail to help them achieve peak performance. This article explores why team-building programs fail and recommends ways to improve your team’s performance. |
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Customer Loyalty Program - Frequent Shopper Program
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| A loyalty program should be a logical and reasonable extention of your business, rather than a random attachment any service provider could offer.
Most likely, all such programs offers out-of-the-box points and rewards schemes. They are very easy to develop and deploy; but in a longer run they may be expensive, unyielding and worst at reaching the goals. Stand-alone CRM programs often narrows down your scope of expansion and minimizes lifetime customer value.
But what kind of programs will all these enthusiatic retailers bring to market? |
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5 Ways To Find Affiliate Programs To Match Your Home Business
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| If you don't already have a website or blog for your business, you are making a huge mistake. Online marketing such as affiliate programs may mean the difference between your business either sinking or swimming. For one thing, there is no limit to the money you can gain from using affiliate programs. Best of all, establishing affiliate programs is extremely simple and costs little to no money. |
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Internet Based Businesses - Selecting The Right Affiliate Marketing Programs
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| No matter what programs, software or businesses arise, it seems as if affiliate programs continue to dominate the internet. With the proper selection of programs, you too can make a tremendous amount of money within this internet based business opportunity. |
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