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The intersection of entrepreneurship, U.S. foreign policy, international development and Latin America will be the subject of a talk by a senior Defense Department official at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30 in Room 2240 at the Ross School of Business. The discussion, which is free and open to the public,…

The William Davidson Institute (WDI) and two partner organizations have developed a new online collection of health market literature that provides immediate access to documents and related resources to increase awareness among global health workers and other stakeholders, and aid in their research and decision making. Market Bookshelf, created…

Andrea Bare is a senior advisor with the William Davidson Institute , where she partners with donor, consulting and implementing organizations to analyze global health markets and advance private sector solutions. Bare's interview with Priya Sharma of  USAID's Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact, originally appeared on NextBillion.net,…

WDI has been selected by the Stevens Initiative to run an exciting program that uses online, collaborative learning to connect University of Michigan undergraduate students with their peers in four North African nations to find entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges in the region, while also increasing cross-cultural understanding and…

For decades, organizations, governments, donors and businesses have struggled to understand their impact. Some have labored over what to measure, or collected too much, too little - or even inaccurate data. Others have have had trouble using the data they’ve gathered, or simply avoided the process altogether. WDI’s Performance Measurement…

WDI’s Education Initiative recently hosted four administrators from the ACLEDA Institute of Business (AIB) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of its consulting work with the school to increase their capacity as a premier business school. The delegation visited WDI and the Ross School of Business for three days…

The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan is running an exciting new program that pairs University of Michigan undergraduate students with their peers in four North African nations to find entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges in the region. Through the virtual exchange, U-M students at the Ann…

WDI welcomes Maria Cavalcanti, president and CEO of Pro Mujer – a nonprofit finance organization that has disbursed more than $3 billion in loans to mainly women-owned enterprises in Latin America – to its Global Impact Speaker Series at the University of Michigan next month. Cavalcanti will discuss Pro Mujer’s…

WDI Publishing received 50 entries from 11 countries for its case writing competition, which is being held to commemorate WDI’s 25th anniversary and its years of work developing private sector solutions in low- and middle-income countries. Completed case studies, and accompanying teaching notes, must be submitted by Dec. 8…

Two WDI representatives traveled to Turkey earlier this month as part of the Institute’s work on a project, led by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), that aims to develop sustainable livelihoods in the food sector for Syrian refugees and their host communities. WDI Senior Project Manager Kristin…