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December 2007 OneRoof Launches Franchising in Tamil Nadu OneRoof held a well-attended press conference in Chennai on December 14 launching its franchising of OneRoof Centres in India. (Click to view full Press Release.) Dwight Wilson and Eric Spector from the U.S. management team participated, along with the management team in India, including Deepa Anandakrishnan, Praveen Kumar, and B. Chandrasekaran. Training began December 16 for the new OneRoof franchisees in Tamil Nadu. August 2007 OneRoof Expands to Veracruz, Mexico in Summer 2007 OneRoof opened the doors to its first store in the state of Veracruz, Mexico on Friday June 15, 2007 in the town of Ixhuatlan del Cafe. Ixhuatlan del Cafe is a coffee-producing community of about 15,000 people located about an hour north of Cordoba. September 2006 Eighteen OneRoof Stores Now Open in Mexico and India The months of August and September saw the graduation of the second group of OneRoof trainees and the opening of nine new OneRoof stores. Five stores were opened in the Kancheepuram and Tiruvellore districts of Tamil Nadu, India; three new stores in Yucatan, Mexico; and the first OneRoof store in the state of Campeche, Mexico is now open for business in Hecelcachan - for a total of 18 active OneRoof stores in both countries. The newest stores are listed below:
OneRoof also welcomes new operators in Tamil Nadu, India: R.K. Anandhi Kumaran and M. Veerabhadram in Ponneri, and E. Deepa in Uthiramerur. June 2006
OneRoof Launches New Stores in Mexico
OneRoof continues to expand operations with its affiliate store in Becal, Campeche. Five New Stores Open in India
April 2006 OneRoof Featured by Clinton Global Initiative March 2006 First Sites Selected In northern districts of Tamil Nadu state in India, we have selected Arani, Pudupatinam, and Maduranthagam as the first communities in which we will operate, with two more communities soon to be added. In Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, OneRoof stores will open in Acanceh, Muna, Telchac Puerto, and Tixkokob. These company-owned stores, along with our first franchise—in Becal, Mexico— will serve as initial proving grounds for OneRoof’s vision, including as market test beds for our products and services. Opening the stores is an important step forward and will allow us to refine our model before the new franchisees join in the summer of 2006. Three weeks of in-depth operator training for the staff hired to run these stores will be completed by early May.
Becal Takes the Lead The Becal team has now entered into an agreement with OneRoof expressing its intent to convert into a OneRoof franchise as soon as possible. The core information and communications elements of OneRoof’s vision have already been successfully implemented in Becal. This will allow the Becal franchise to experience the effect of enabling the OneRoof range of essential services in a fairly established market. In addition, two members of the Becal team will assist the staff of OneRoof Mexico. Rafael Ojeda will contribute to our training program, working directly with new operators and franchisees and giving them the opportunity to learn directly from Becal’s successes. Edwin Ojeda will work half-time in the OneRoof offices providing technical support. We are pleased to welcome Rafael, Edwin and their other Becal colleagues, Luis and Magdiel, to the OneRoof family.
CEO Addresses BYU Conference Audience response to the presentation was strong. John Hatch, the founder of microfinance institution FINCA and creator of the village banking method of poverty lending, told the audience after Dwight’s talk: “That was the most concise yet comprehensive summary of the problems of economic development and their potential solution that I have ever heard after 44 years in the development business... In addition to your IT focus, I love your central organizing principle--community participation in the design of the solution strategy that best fits its needs. I think you are really on to something very powerful.” Our thanks go to Jason Fairbourne and Todd Manwaring at BYU for the opportunity to speak. Further thanks go to another Utahn, Kirk Magleby, the author of “Microfranchises as a Solution to Global Poverty,” who has offered much helpful advice and many contacts in the last few months. On February 16 at Stanford University, OneRoof co-hosted a microfranchising learning lab with Jason and Todd’s team that brought together forty Bay Area practitioners, researchers, and funders. January 2006 COO and EVP Hired Felice joins OneRoof after eight years at HP, most recently as Director of Strategic Initiatives responsible for leading the development and execution of a number of emerging market projects. Eric brings over thirty years of experience to OneRoof, including his entrepreneurial background of starting and running several marketing and web-based businesses. Felice and Eric (both former McKinsey management consultants, with MBA’s from Oxford and Harvard, respectively) bring a wealth of business experience, knowledge and capabilities to the OneRoof team. Felice’s role includes leading OneRoof’s subsidiary and store operations, partner activities. Eric directs OneRoof’s technology solutions and financial management. Both will be directly engaged in marketing and business strategy. With these additions to the senior management team, OneRoof is solidly positioned to translate the vision into a well-executed reality.
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