How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

For decades, American businesses working in emerging markets have prioritized profit maximization regardless of the social and environmental costs —...

Can Pay-As-You-Go Help Clean Up Clean Cooking?

Since 2015, the global focus on clean cooking has grown substantially, bringing more funding, research and attention from policymakers to...

Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria

Nigeria has one of the lowest insurance penetration rates in the world, at just 0.5%. But as Brian Yu at...

A Blueprint for Closing the SDG Financing Gap: How to Raise $290 Billion in 12 Months to Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems

As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 trillion — up from $2.5 trillion...

The New Face of Emerging Market Outsourcing: Why African Talent is Primed to Reshape Global Business Processes

The global labor market has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s normalization of remote work and the resulting “great resignation,”...

A DIY Approach to M&E: Four Tips to Overcome the Complexities of Monitoring and Evaluation

Most social enterprises and non-profits recognize that high-quality data and evidence can help them improve performance, attract more funding, and...

Made in NC: A Guide to 11 Coastal Region North Carolina Wineries

Did you know that North Carolina is home to 525 vineyards and 186 wineries? For a state with a long,...

Made in NC: Cheerwine, Krispy Kreme, Mt. Olive, Lance and Texas Pete

North Carolina knows how to do delicious. You wouldn’t know it from a list of our top exports. Official statistics...

5 Ways Offshore Wind Can Boost North Carolina’s Economy

North Carolina is in a good position to take advantage of long-term economic benefits from the development of environmentally sustainable...

(Un)Made in Currituck: East Coast Demolition

What began more than 40 years ago as a small insulation business has grown into a demolition company able to...