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Author:   Nicolas Sireau
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Greenleaf Publishing
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781906093433

ISBN 10:   1906093431
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 February 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Introduction Nicolas Sireau, SolarAid, UK 2. Microfranchising: The theory Kurt Illetschko, Franchise writer, South Africa 3. Microfranchising in practice Kurt Illetschko, Franchise writer, South Africa 4. The diffusion of innovations through microfranchising P. Clint Rogers, University of Eastern Finland Jason Fairbourne, Fairbourne and Sunesson Consulting Group and Brigham Young University, USA Robert C. Wolcott, Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN), Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA 5. Barefoot Power: A case study in Uganda Harry Andrews, Barefoot Power Pty Ltd, Kenya 6. Financing microfranchise start-up and growth David Lehr, Consultant, International Economic Development, University of North Carolina, USA Lisa Jones Christensen, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, USA 7. MicroLoan Foundation: A case study in Malawi Peter Ryan, MicroLoan Foundation, UK 8. Creating the market and recruiting microfranchisees Miguel Ramirez, SolarAid, Kenya 9. Social-sector franchising for healthcare Michael Seid, Michael H. Seid & Associates, USA 10. Scaling the microfranchise at the base of the pyramid Ryan Swee Ann Lee, London Business School, UK 11. The scaling bottleneck: Growth challenges faced by social enterprises Melissa Richer and Nate Heller, Ayllu, USA 12. Conclusion Nicolas Sireau, SolarAid, UKReferencesIndex

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Dr Nicolas Sireau was founding Executive Director of SolarAid, an award-winning nonprofit organisation that promotes the use of solar power in developing countries. SolarAid launched and runs Sunny Money, a microfranchise programme that identifies, recruits, trains and manages a growing network of solar entrepreneurs in East and southern Africa. Nicolas started his career as a financial journalist before moving to mainline church charity CWM, then as Director of Communications for international development agency Progressio. Nicolas is a fellow of the Ashoka Network of Social Entrepreneurs. He has a PhD in social psychology from City University, London. He is the author of Make Poverty History: Political Communication in Action (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and a contributor to The Mediation of Power: A Critical Introduction (Routledge, 2007). He now devotes the majority of his time to running the AKU Society, a medical charity set up to find a cure for AKU (short for Alkaptonuria), a rare disease affecting his children. He is also a non-executive director of bioinformatics company GenSeq and continues as an advisor to SolarAid.

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