I’ve made it a rule to avoid franchises when it comes to dining and shopping, but could definitely get behind a health-care model which utilizes the 3 main competitive advantages franchising offers to improve access to essential life-saving medicines in the developing world. Combining microfinance with established franchising practices, the HealthStore Foundation gives healthcare [...]
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Micro-franchising: A new model for social change
Posted in Africa, developing countries, health, social entrepreneurship, tagged Africa, developing world, franchising, health-care, malaria, micro-finance, micro-franchise on 25 November 2007 | 1 Comment »
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