The Pioneer Gap

One of the most striking findings of our research is that few impact investors are willing to invest in companies targeting the poor, and even fewer are willing to invest at the early stages of the creation of these businesses, a problem that we call the Pioneer Gap.

http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/closing_the_pioneer_gap

Jim Wiegel

"Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it.. You got to change with it." Woody Guthrie

401 North Beverly Way, Tolleson, Arizona 85353-2401
+1 623-363-3277 skype: jfredwiegel
jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com

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