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This report reviews the business development services (BDS) field. It examines where the field of BDS market development is; what the achievements have been in its inaugural phase; what the key lessons learned are; and what issues need to be addressed to push BDS forward.

This report provides an analysis of HealthNet Uganda’s business model, a project funded by SATELLIFE which was created in an effort to demonstrate the effectiveness of using personal digital assistants (PDAs) in healthcare in Africa. It includes a description of challenges HealthNet Uganda is likely to face and recommendations for how to forestall those challenges.

This case study analyses the business model, market segment, successes and challenges, and potential scalability of Afrique Initiatives which operates two distinct services in Senegal: Pesinet, a not-for-profit health care organisation, and St. Louis Net, a for-profit IT services company.

This case study analyses the business model, market segment, successes and challenges, and scalability of e-Choupal, an internet kiosk and virtual market place where farmers can transact directly with other actors. It reviews how the transparent process is giving farmers more control over their choices, a higher profit margin on their crops, and access to information that improves their productivity.

This article discusses the benefits and potential issues with adopting a franchise business model in the health sector.

This case study analyses the business model, market segment, successes and challenges of PRODEM FFP, a private financial fund serving the bottom-of-the-pyramid market in Bolivia with Smart ATM technology to improve access to financial services.

Este estudio se enfoca en analizar el proces de creación, supervivencia crecimiento o muerte de las nuevas empresas en Chile.

This case study analyses the business model, market segment, successes and challenges, and potential scalability of Vodacom Community Services which - via entrepreneur-owned and operated phone shops - has provided affordable communication services to millions of South Africans and empowered disadvantaged individuals with income-generating opportunities and lasting business skills.

This Toolbook offers a concise overview of the essential elements that make for effective partnering. Now in its 4th edition (republished in 2011), this basic manual is in use all over the world and many of its tools and frameworks have been adopted by organisations from all sectors and partnerships operating in many different contexts.

This report reviews the Gatsby Foundation’s programme of support for agricultural research and technology dissemination in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It describes some achievements and lessons learned, from the successful deployment of resistant crop varieties to combat the effects of cassava mosaic disease in Uganda, to the development of an entirely new approach to the management of insect pests, pioneered in western Kenya.