Observe how others have gained access to the informal networks.

FORBES: Connect

They have access to formal and informal networks, mentors and sponsors.

FORBES: Women's Progress: Is the Glass Half Empty? What Will It Take to Fill It?

First, women have limited access to formal and informal networks.

FORBES: Entrepreneurs

To deal with the pressing housing problem, the government has shifted its emphasis from building new brick and mortar houses toward in-situ upgrading of existing informal settlements and providing access to services.

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We are creating a complete service delivery ecosystem, which connects informal rural health providers to qualified doctors and provides people with access to a wide range of critical health services and products, in part through telemedicine.

FORBES: Connecting the Dots for Basic Health Care: A Skoll World Forum Update