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July 8, 2008

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WEP in Action: Wharton's Iffy Mba on Entrepreneurship in Africa and West Philadelphia

Join us for a discussion with 2008 MBA grad Ifeoma (Iffy) Mba, whose last name intrigued Joel Millman of the Wall Street Journal and led to an in-depth profile of Iffy and Nigerian economic development.

Iffy, who will soon join the World Bank, invited WEP in Action and Joel Millman for a tour of West Philadelphia’s African immigrant entrepreneurs. In a conversation that followed, Iffy explains that, for much of the developing world, entrepreneurship is the best chance at breaking free from poverty.

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June 2008

Coming Clean

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June 2008

Getting Their Hands Dirty

Students Help Wharton Small Business Development Center Client Help Farmers » MORE

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