Posted by David Smith, April 2nd, 2009
Today marks the release of a new working paper that discusses the opportunities for entrepreneurial activity in the province of Ontario. Researcher Scott Pennington at the Martin Prosperity Institute wanted to bring new dimensions to how this activity is examined both geographically as well as through the lens of occupational profiles. In support of the project Ontario in the Creative Age, Pennington creates a novel Entrepreneurship Index that shows several interesting insights for Ontario (read the paper).
Here are some highlights:
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Posted by David Smith, March 19th, 2009
Designing business models
Recently, Stuart L. Hart of Cornell University gave a talk as part of Rotman’s Wicked Problem series. Hart gained notoriety for his robust discussions on the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) originally made popular with author and professor C.K. Prahalad. BoP thinking explores models of sustainable business that serve non-tradition market segments – namely those overlooked by capitalists of past generations. In Hart’s latest thinking about Capitalism at the Crossroads the story has not changed much, but his call to develop new business models that profitably engage the under-served is still relevant today. However, are developing economies the only fertile ground for this line of thinking?
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