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5.9 Applying lessons learned from Uganda in South Africa: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Based on what we learned in Uganda through UEF
(including the convening power that the Shell
brand had with local banks) we established ETEF,
our South African fund, with new financial
products and an independent intermediary in the
form of an independent fund manager with
particular expertise in the small-scale energy sector
in place from the start. |
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5.9 Applying lessons learned from Uganda in South Africa: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Based on what we learned in Uganda through UEF
(including the convening power that the Shell
brand had with local banks) we established ETEF,
our South African fund, with new financial
products and an independent intermediary in the
form of an independent fund manager with
particular expertise in the small-scale energy sector
in place from the start. |
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5.6 Deciding on the right approach: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| We took explicit account of this reality in adapting
our model (viability, scaleability, business DNA
and Shell Group assets) to develop a ‘market entry’
strategy into the Ugandan and South African energy
SME sector. This strategy had four components: |
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5.4 Case Study 4: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| SME investment funds – deploying
local capital and the challenge of
going to scale |
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5.3 Case Study 3: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Nurturing pro-poor small enterprise
in southern India via the social
merchant bank model |
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5.2 Case Study 2: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Catalysing the pro-poor market
for solar home systems |
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5.1 Case Study 1: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Sustainable solutions to Indoor Air
Pollution: the biggest killer you’ve
never heard of |
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5.1 Case Study 1: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Sustainable solutions to Indoor Air
Pollution: the biggest killer you’ve
never heard of |
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5.0 Shell Foundation's experience on the ground: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Below we illustrate how the four elements of our
approach – financial viability, scaleability,
deployment of business DNA and harnessing of
corporate value-creating assets – are present in and
add value to what we do as a corporate foundation.
We draw in detail in the main text on material
from our Energise and Breathing Space programmes
which address the energy and poverty challenge.
We also refer extensively to other activities of ours
in the footnotes and in Annex 2. |
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5.0 Shell Foundation's experience on the ground: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| Below we illustrate how the four elements of our
approach – financial viability, scaleability,
deployment of business DNA and harnessing of
corporate value-creating assets – are present in and
add value to what we do as a corporate foundation.
We draw in detail in the main text on material
from our Energise and Breathing Space programmes
which address the energy and poverty challenge.
We also refer extensively to other activities of ours
in the footnotes and in Annex 2. |
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4.0 Learning by doing: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| the Shell Foundation experience in catalysing
pro-poor enterprise development |
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4.0 Learning by doing: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| the Shell Foundation experience in catalysing
pro-poor enterprise development |
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2.0 Introduction: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| This paper has two objectives. The first is to
introduce the Shell Foundation and its way of
working. The second is to offer up insights drawn
from our experience as a contribution to the wider
debate on how the private sector and the International
Development Community (IDC) can
most effectively catalyse equitable, self-sustaining
development in poor countries (see annex 1). |
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Sales Prospecting Is a Dirty Business (or Why a Clean Desk Is Not a Good Sign)
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| Prospecting is the foundation of sales. Just like digging a foundation when you build is dirty but necessary, so is prospecting. Without a good foundation your house can crumble. Without prospecting your sales business can also come down around you. |
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2.0 Introduction: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| This paper has two objectives. The first is to
introduce the Shell Foundation and its way of
working. The second is to offer up insights drawn
from our experience as a contribution to the wider
debate on how the private sector and the International
Development Community (IDC) can
most effectively catalyse equitable, self-sustaining
development in poor countries (see annex 1). |
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4.0 Learning by doing: Enterprise solutions to poverty
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| the Shell Foundation experience in catalysing
pro-poor enterprise development |
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Chaibia Sabil's Story
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| Chaibia is a client of Foundation Zakoura, a Grameen Foundation Growth Guarantee recipient. |
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Blueprint for Building a Business On Purpose
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| Have you ever seen a skyscraper being built? If so, you know that for the first several weeks or months, very little appears to be happening, at least above ground. That's because the initial work is focused on building a solid foundation. The higher the skyscraper is designed to be, the more solid the foundation needs to be to support all those stories.
The foundation of a Business On Purpose is what I refer to as "Clarity of Purpose... |
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A Sales Process is as simple as ABC
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If you are not following a sales process, you are not in control. Consider this for a unique sales process - a sales results process that is as simple as ABC.
A. You cannot build anything without a solid foundation and the same applies to the sales process. The A in the ABC Sales Results Process is for Attitude - the foundation of all successful sales people. Without a positive attitude and belief in you, there is no foundation upon which to build a successful organization, or winning products and services or benefit from market growth.
Sales professionals need a sales process to reflect, confirm and take hold of |
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The Foundation to Sales Success in Today’s New Economy of Buyers
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| Selling in today’s new economy of buyers requires a strong foundation in order to succeed. It is crucial to your overall success to begin with a strong foundation to support the productive behaviours within your Selling System. Your attitude, which stems from your individual beliefs, is the foundation for productive behaviours and sales velocity.
A brand new positive and proactive attitude will certainly attract more buyers. It will assist in changing your ineffective behaviours or habits into defined daily disciplines and efficient habits will provide you with more focused targeting. The result will be a better return on time invested (R.O.T.I.).
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Start with an Extraordinary Foundation
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| If you know me, you know that I consistently emphasize building your home based real estate business on a solid foundation. In fact, the foundation will often dictate your degree of success. |
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Used Jet Ski Potential buyer's Facts: Everything You Should Be Aware Of Prior To Buying
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| You need to ensure that it's feasible to make use of a brand new jetski before to you move out and shell out a respected total of funds on a single one. They're going to be dangerous in the inappropriate hands, which implies that you need to take them seriously.
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Ask your customer what they want and they'll tell you!
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| It is the title in a nut shell. Ask YOUR customer what they want and THEY'LL TELL YOU! Gary discusses how simple it was for him to cater for his client base just by asking a question. |
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