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Gamification Market worth $5.5 Billion by 2018

Gamification, despite the great deal of hype and glory, is amongst the most misunderstood catchphrases in the industry. Gamification Market has significant potential that can change the dynamics of employee engagement, rewards and recognition and customer loyalty, globally. The mechanics of gamification, that is, rewarding people with points and other incentives, have been around since ages; it is the explosion of the digital world which has made marketers and product managers think of more...

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market reports on June 19, 2013

to help you build the body you want!

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This is the best supplement available in market to help you build strong and tough muscles. Power Pump XL help you maximize muscle mass and give you strong lean muscles.

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shaun tedeschi on June 19, 2013

SME Finance, How to Reach the Missing Middle?

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NPM Platform for Inclusive Finance is pleased to announce that this year’s conference will be held on 12 September 2013 at Korzo Theatre, The Hague. The conference on financing small and medium enterprises is organised and hosted by FMO, Triple Jump and NPM.

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on June 18, 2013

Chinese 'container hospitals' ready to deploy in Africa

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"Africa's first 'container hospital', developed by Chinese scientists, could be ready for use by the end of the month (June), following two years of development. "It will be located in either Cameroon or Namibia, depending on government approval. "Its developers say that the hospital's ten component containers can be slotted together in different configurations, like toy blocks, depending on individual countries' needs. "Each hospital consists of ten containers with rooms for general clinics more...

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John Daly on June 18, 2013

UT Financial Services fast tracks SME funding in South Africa

cover.co.za –

UT Financial Services South Africa (UTFS SA) has launched a new range of services for small-to-medium enterprises (SME) that cut finance approval to 48 hours. Specifically designed for entrepreneurs and SMEs, the new services differ from those of traditional banks by giving SMEs faster access to capital based on a carefully managed partnership approach.

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A ‘one-stop’ financial credit centre for SMEs in Malaysia

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Most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are looking for access to financing and one convenient way is to get themselves introduced to one-stop centres (ONC) for financiers and other credit grantors. Without such facilities, some SMEs find it difficult to stay in business and therefore a need for them to access user-friendly platforms to stay relevant and remain competitive in the local market.

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Lending to SMEs is more complex than micro financing in Nigeria

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SMEs/start-ups expert, Tunde Popoola, managing director/CEO, CRC Credit Bureau, in this interview with Osa Victor Obayagbona, compares the intricacies of lending to SMEs with micro-financing and other issues in SME financing.

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Global Economic Prospects, Volume 7, June 2013 : Less Volatile, but Slower Growth

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Abstract:The global economy appears to be transitioning toward a more stable period. Although acute risks have diminished, real-side activity remains sluggish – especially in high-income Europe. Most developing countries have fully recovered from the crisis. Although growth is slower than during the boom period, it is in line with underlying potential, and output is projected to pick up only gradually to around 5.8 percent by 2015. High unemployment and spare capacity remain pressing problems more...

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John Daly on June 18, 2013

A Deeper Dive for Open Data: Josh Goldstein on Code 4 Kenya

As each of us knows from our daily lives, we are most likely to use the tools that fit within our constraints, make complicated tasks easier, and help us reach mission-critical goals in our jobs and personal lives. How can we design experiences that promote active citizenship around critical public issues, while meeting our own high standards as users? One answer is to create a fellowship that places technologists inside government, civil society and media organizations to help these more...

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Taryn Davis to Open Development Technology Alliance on June 18, 2013

crowdfunding breaks the mold

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A new paper by Ajay Agrawal, Avi Goldfarb and Christian Catalini of the University of Toronto seeks to understand how crowdfunding disrupts the typical pattern for early stage financing. Heretofore this was almost always done by local investors, countering information problems and the need for "high touch" support. They discuss how "reputation signalling", rules and regulations, and "crowd due diligence" all help overcome assymmetric information barriers between entrepreneurs and more...

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matthew gamser to SME Finance Forum on June 18, 2013

Bioinformatics Market By Sector, Segment & Application 2017

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Bioinformatics is a scientific discipline that deals with the retrieval, storage, processing, analysis, and management of biological information through computational techniques. It uses mathematics, biology, and information technology to understand the biological importance of an extensive variety of data. Bioinformatics technologies are used in various pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. It is majorly used in the medical sector, driven by the increasing use of bioinformatics for more...

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Paul Thomen on June 18, 2013

ALNAP M&E resources added to SEA Change CoP resource library

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The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP - http://www.alnap.org/) is a learning network that supports the humanitarian sector to improve humanitarian performance through learning, peer-to-peer sharing and research. The following resources are some of M&E related publications ALNAP has developed to contribute to improving the quality and accountability of humanitarian actions. March 2013: Evaluation of humanitarian action more...

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Dennis Bours to Monitoring and Evaluation on June 17, 2013

International Finance Corporation - Banking on Women

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IFC’s Banking on Women Program is playing a catalyzing role working with partners and financial institutions worldwide to profitably and sustainably serve businesses owned and run by women. Through leveraging the branch network and SME services of relationship financial institutions, IFC is working with local financial institutions to enhance offerings that increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs.

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on June 17, 2013

World Bank - Female Entrepreneurship Resource Point

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The Female Entrepreneurship Resource Point responds to increasing demands for best practices and tools to integrate gender in private sector development and entrepreneurship promotion programs, and address the needs and constraints faced by female entrepreneurs. It is designed to have two functions—provide practical guidance and recommendations, and serve as a clearinghouse of programs, emerging research and data on the topic.

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Do VC firms really add value? new NBER paper suggests not...

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see the link to a new working paper for the National Bureau for Economic Research from Michael Ewens of Carnegie Mellon and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf of Harvard Business School. they suggest that individual partners' human capital is 2 to 5 times more valuable than the VC firm's organizational capital in explaining investment performance. they focus in particular on skill transfer and exit styles. the authors also suggest that this is why VC firms tend to cap investment at about a more...

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