The gap between what you know and can do, what is appropriate and fitting, and what time/resources are available – this gap, or rather, the bridging of this gap is the difference between successful enterprises and those that are not.

If you are lucky, it is a Venn diagram with an overlap of field of knowledge, [...]

I’ve begun my MWB assignment with the All India Artisans & Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA) this month as a business development associate in their enterprise support program. AIACA works towards enhancing the competitiveness and incomes of craft producers in India through advocacy and policy research, enhancing market access and creating more commercially sustainable models for [...]

Ellen is founder and executive director of Friends of Tilonia, Inc. which takes its name from Tilonia, a small village in the desert regions of Rajasthan, India that is home of the Barefoot College. Working in conjunction with the Barefoot College, Ellen has developed an online store, Tilonia.com, for the sale of artisan-crafted home furnishings, produced by nearly 400 artisans in villages where the Barefoot College currently works.

Rebecca graduated from Stanford University in 2002 with a B.A. in Economics and received her MBA from UCLA Anderson, specializing in Strategy and Entrepreneurship. During Rebecca’s second year at Anderson, she worked with FINCA International to develop a Customer Relationship Management Strategy (sponsored by UCLA Anderson’s Center for International Business and Economic Research, CIBER).

As a final note, I must admit, after the 15 hour direct flight from Newark to Mumbai last month, I was worried about the 24 hour train ride from Delhi to Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, as I had never spent close to that amount of time on a train before. Surrounded by kids- 3 in our compartment and 2 in adjoining ones, we were a far cry from the quiet car on the Acella, so productivity was much lower than anticipated.