Prepare
In the preparation phase safe water enterprises have to prepare operations and the market for scale. Including market and awareness creation, (social) marketing, securing financial needs and develop supply chains that work for sourcing at scale and distributing also to very remote areas.
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Prepare
Blended finance
Blended finance or hybrid finance stands for mixing public and/or philanthropic funding with market based funds (loans, grants or equity) for…
Carbon credits - an instrument for smart subsidies and blended finance
Carbon credits are a tradable commodity that allows an emitter to compensate carbon emissions equivalent to 1 ton of carbon dioxide (CO2). Safe water…
Smart subsidies - creating markets instead of distorting them
Subsidies are usually provided by governments and are direct or indirect (monetary) benefits to a sector in order to overcome initial barriers of…
Smart partnering
Creating sustainable smart partnerships is essential to establish viable safe water initiatives for the BoP. Partnerships help match knowledge and…
Pitch investors - how to present your company to raise money
An investor pitch is a presentation of your business model that shows the potential for scale in front of potential investors with the aim to raise…
Legal forms for social enterprises
When a safe water initiative is reaching scale and becoming profitable, it becomes necessary to choose the right legal status, as tax issues, risk…