No one can deny that the number of workers paying into the system at the base of the pyramid is declining relative to the number of retirees.
Moving beyond micro-credit and micro-franchise, a new approach called the MicroConsignment Model has emerged as a first step on the ladder of micro-entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid.
We are confident that the same will prove true of investment capital for those trying to meet the broader needs of the huge market at the base of the pyramid.
The question always at the top of our mind is how to help deliver the rest of the world to the base of the socioeconomic pyramid, and the base of the socioeconomic pyramid to the rest of the world.
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Finestrella, founded in 2008, is a an innovative pioneer in the delivery of affordable and high-value mobile telephony services to the large unbanked population in Mexico which accounts for 75% of the entire population and nearly the entire base of the pyramid socioeconomic segment.
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Over the last several years, the world has woken up to the enormous market potential of serving 2-3 billion people at the base of the economic pyramid.
IGNIA, an impact investing venture capital fund that I co-founded with my partner Michael Chu, is focused on backing entrepreneurial efforts that address problems faced at the base of the socioeconomic pyramid in Latin America that have a disproportionate impact on the lives of low income families and business owners.
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But with the outlook closer to the base of the social pyramid not so rosy, a growing class of superwealthy might actually exacerbate class tensions at a moment when the promise of cherry-picking Western hypercapitalism could turn more sour than ever.
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Last week, Garber was politic about its effect on MLS's lower-league relationships, but the move certainly has a side effect of broadening the power base of a soccer pyramid that has MLS, and its controlled model, at its apex.
Last week, though, Smith refrained from the base of his personal food pyramid.
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Private banks, via the issuance of uncovered money substitutes, which springs from the ability of those banks to pyramid deposits on top of base money when making loans or purchasing assets.
Likewise, the continued growth of the Chinese economy, and its ultimate ascendancy to the top of the global economic pyramid, will afford Chinese companies the opportunity to build a strong base in their home country that will position them to become globally dominant as well.
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