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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2013 version)

  Equitas Microfinance (C): Advent of Regulation

  V.G. Narayanan, V. Kasturi Rangan and Vidhya Muthuram

  Keywords: business model; for-profit firms; Micro Finance; growth and development strategy; corporate social responsibility and impact; Social Enterprise; India;

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  Narayanan, V.G., V. Kasturi Rangan, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Equitas Microfinance (C): Advent of Regulation." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-006, May 2013. (Revised from original March 2013 version.)

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Bridge International Academies: A School in a Box

  V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee

  Bridge International was founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise to address the educational needs of poor children in Africa. Ten schools were operational in Kenya by 2010. The plan was to franchise nearly 3,000 schools all over Africa. The case is meant to discuss the challenges of scaling.

  Keywords: Business Model; Education; Growth and Development; Franchise Ownership; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise; Segmentation; Education Industry; Africa; Kenya;

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  Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Bridge International Academies: A School in a Box." Harvard Business School Case 511-064, April 2013. (Revised from original October 2010 version.)

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Equitas Microfinance: The Fastest-Growing MFI on the Planet

  V.G. Narayanan and V. Kasturi Rangan

  Founded as a for-profit microfinance company, Equitas had acquired nearly a million clients in the short two years since it was founded. The founder, Vasu, and his management team wished to accelerate the already impressive spurt to three million clients in the next two years. The case describes the company's business model, which attempts to integrate microfinance with social development, and provides students with the opportunity to discuss the scaling options and challenges facing the founder.

  Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Microfinance; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; India;

  Citation:

  Narayanan, V.G., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Equitas Microfinance: The Fastest-Growing MFI on the Planet." Harvard Business School Case 510-104, April 2013. (Revised from original March 2010 version.)

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