By Seema Gohil ‘13 Microfinance has long been heralded as one of the key tools to economic development and financial inclusion for the underbanked. From its humble beginnings in the 1970’s, it has now grown to a $25Bn industry, and studies estimate that it will require another $250Bn to provide capital to all the poor […]

By Regina Lee ’13 In Michael Porter’s 1996 article “What is Strategy?”, he defined a company’s strategy as differentiating its activities from competitors to create a unique and valuable market position.  This article was framed from the perspective of a for-profit company seeking competitive advantage and profit.  However, Columbia Business School’s 2012 So […]

By Alia Smith ‘13 Schools around the country reopened their doors to students last week, from New York to California. There are several waves of reform currently having an effect on those students, many of which would have been unimaginable even ten years ago. The most recent wave of reforms has come as a result […]