Venture Capital Continues to Grow in Latin America

In this article, Norma Hernandez, EGADE professor, gives her opinion about this phenomenon in the region and projects a slow but steady growth of this practice.

2010-10-09

SAN DIEGO, CA, October 09, 2010 (Press-News.org) In October's edition, Latino Business Review presents an interesting article about the growth of venture capital in Latin America as a model for emerging business financing. In this article, Norma Hernandez, EGADE professor, gives her opinion about this phenomenon in the region and projects a slow but steady growth of this practice.

Also, Mercedes Konin, Director for Mapeo Promoters of CSR, talks about corporate social responsibility in Latin America. She explains about ISO 26000 and the efforts of ECLAC to establish the standards for social responsibility as another quality in their management scheme.

We also show how companies are using social media portals to provide better customer service and the implications that it may have on their corporate image. Additionally, find out about recent cutting edge smart phones released in Latin American.

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