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The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
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Abstract

Grassroots Business Initiative was set up to financially assist small enterprises engaged in creating social value. Three years later, Harold Rosen, its creator, wished to explore an alternative funding model to provide it with scale and sustainability.

Keywords

Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Investment Funds; Social Enterprise

Citation

Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 508-063, February 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
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V. Kasturi Rangan

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