Erik explains why jumping onto the impact assessment bandwagon is the wrong way to go for corporations aiming to profitably serve the world’s consumers at the bottom of the pyramid. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/dec/03/impact-assessments-non-profits-bad-business
Erik, together with Paul Polak of Windhorse International and Nitin Sharma of BASF South Asia, will participate in a webinar on Dec 3, 2014 from 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EST hosted by UNDP’s Business Call to Action and Business Fights Poverty. The webinar will explore the innovation and business model challenges of profitably serving BOP […]
Join me on December 3 at 12:00 PM EST in a Google+ Hangout with NextBillion.net’s editor, Scott Anderson. The embedded live broadcast can be accessed here: http://nextbillion.net/acp/blogpost-edit.aspx?BlogID=4164
The pioneering impact investing organization Acumen has teamed up with Dr. Erik Simanis to offer an introductory course on financial modeling for start-up social enterprises. Erik will show you how to think about and build a basic financial model from the ground up, starting from a single “business unit”—a stand-alone profit-center (like a branch, sales office, or individual franchise) that is […]
Market Gravity is proud to announce the fifth annual Corporate Entrepreneur Awards. The awards recognize and celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams who are working within large companies to deliver game changing innovation and growth. Judges include Stephen Attenborough of Virgin Galactic, KJ Singh of Techstars, Phillip Brittan of Thomson Reuters, Erik Simanis of Cornell University, Samuel […]
Catalyzing corporate social intrapreneurship from the inside out. Please join Accenture Development Partnerships, Business Fights Poverty, Leadership Laboratories, and Dr. Erik Simanis at upcoming sessions of The Intrapreneur Lab for the tools to launch and commercialize corporate ventures to profitably serve bottom of the pyramid markets. October 13-15: Said Business School, University of Oxford. Oxford, UK. November 17-19. Gordon Institute […]
Erik in a July 10, 2014 online discussion about the reasons for success and failure in bottom of the pyramid markets with Tatiana Bessarabova (UNDP Business Call to Action), Jane Nelson (Harvard Kennedy School’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative), Olivier Kayser (Hystra, Founding Manager), and Emily Haves (Ashden, International Program Officer). http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/10-lessons-doing-business-base-of-the-pyramid-markets
The concept of serving the world’s poorest four billion or so people has been popular since CK Prahalad introduced the idea a decade ago. But so far, profits remain elusive. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/prahalad-base-bottom-pyramid-profit-poor
Erik Simanis will give a keynote address at a conference hosted by global cement manufacturer Lafarge. The conference, which focuses on Lafarge’s Affordable Housing efforts, will take place in Lafarge’s offices in Paris on October 9.
Social entrepreneuship at its best. Be part of a gathering of leaders across business, government, and the social sector exploring the business opportunities in serving Latin America’s bottom of the pyramid markets and creating social and environmental value through core business. August 14, 2014: Ashoka Changemakers Leader Summit, IPADE Business School, Mexico City http://elac.mx
Erik is an action researcher and authority on innovation and go-to-market strategies for creating and shaping new mass markets in emerging and frontier economies. He brings a unique combination of theoretical rigor with “P&L practicality” to his work, as his frameworks are designed to work in the real world of trade-offs, limited time, and constrained resources.
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