| Similar Articles |
 |
BusinessWeek December 26, 2005 Jeffrey Gangemi |
Muhammad Yunus: Microcredit Missionary This economics professor wasn't afraid to turn the rules of banking upside down. As a result, he inspired a whole category of lending and propelled to the top of a powerful financial institution.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Jennie Dorris |
Sharing the Micro Wealth Kiva.org connects people making microloans to entrepreneurs around the world.  |
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 |
A Big Stage For Small Loans Muhammad Yunus hopes to use his new-found status to get world governments behind microfinance.  |
Bank Systems & Technology June 11, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Kiva Looks to Bring Microlending to U.S. Entrepreneurs Kiva is gaining traction in the U.S. as an alternative loan source for small business owners in need of funding.  |
Reason April 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Loan Arrangers A newly booming website, kiva.org, has made microlending more accessible by collating small individual contributions into larger loans. The non-profit connects people willing to invest small sums directly with entrepreneurial projects in the Third World.  |
BusinessWeek May 6, 2010 Bruce Einhorn |
A Microfinance IPO in India SKS, India's top lender to the poor, may trigger a spate of IPOs in microlending - though how much the poor would benefit is an open question.  |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Manjeet Kripalani |
Tiny Loans, High Finance Microfinance institutions have been making loans in India since the 1980s -- with near-zero default rate. Now the women of Pothaipalli are linking up with global capital markets.  |
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Jay Greene |
Taking Tiny Loans To The Next Level An idea, not a person, was the most powerful force in philanthropy in 2006.  |
U.S. Banker February 2009 John Engen |
Microfinance: Ready For Its Big Leap? Janie Barrera's nonprofit microfinance institution seeks out borrowers on the fringe of society, offering them not only small-business loans but also credit and business-development counseling.  |
BusinessWeek December 26, 2005 |
Can Technology Eliminate Poverty? Grameen Bank Founder Muhammad Yunus thinks so. And he explains why changing the world is a lot more fun than just making money.  |
Entrepreneur July 2010 Jason Daley |
The Unreasonable Institute A fast-track program aims to give altruistic entrepreneurs skills and funding to effect large-scale change.  |
U.S. Banker April 2010 Laura Thompson Osuri |
Coming to America Grameen, one of the world s best-known microlenders, is out to prove that small loans can make a difference for the poor in developed countries, too.  |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Ina Kota |
Microfinance: Banking for the Poor Although microfinance appears to be a promising way to provide financial services to the poor, there is considerable debate about its future.  |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
A Helping Hand Mohammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize last week for pursuing a revolutionary idea -- that the poorest of the poor can help themselves to self-employment with tiny loans.  |
Inc. September 2003 Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs.  |
Entrepreneur June 2005 Rieva Lesonsky |
A Group of Greats Entrepreneurs comprise an incredible, diverse community.  |
BusinessWeek June 17, 2010 Ruth David |
Worrying Signs in India's Microfinance Boom As IPOs of some of India's microfinance companies near, there are fears of rising defaults among poor borrowers.  |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
How Credit Can Save the World Here's the remarkable story of the Grameen Bank, which recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, and offers many insights and lessons on how businesses thrive and grow.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Ron Cordes |
Making an Impact An overview of the impact investment landscape and discussion of specific types of impact investments that advisors can review and potentially begin offering to their clients.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 18, 2012 Carmen Nobel |
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs Research reveals that a large number of social entrepreneurs are focused on local rather than global change, and on sustainable funding.  |
IDB America July 2004 Gador Manzano |
Profile of the Young Latin American Entrepreneur They are creative, well educated and eager to stand out, but they all complain about the difficulty of obtaining loans. They belong to the middle class, have university degrees and typically start their first company at around age 30.  |
HBS Working Knowledge September 13, 2004 Brush et al. |
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business Yes, it's a fact! Women generally have less cash to "seed" fund their own ventures. This excerpt from the book Clearing the Hurdles explains what women can do about it.  |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Ruth David |
No Passage Out of India for Private Equity New regulations and caps on interest rates have made the sector less appetizing for private equity investors.  |
Entrepreneur March 2008 Mark Henricks |
Books China and India, which make up a third of the world's population, share a long border and a longer history of economic and cultural ties.  |
Fast Company February 2001 Amy Wilson Sheldon |
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast CEO of DreamLabs says that taking time to think was better than moving at "Internet speed".  |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Jessi Hempel |
A Little Money Goes A Long Way Kiva is using the power of social networking to help small businesses around the world obtain tiny loans.  |
Entrepreneur March 2006 Sheree R. Curry |
House Always Wins? What a housing bubble could mean for your business.  |
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Eric Uhlfelder |
Micro Loans, Solid Returns Microfinance funds lend small amounts to the poor in developing nations to help them launch small enterprises. Investors benefit from these funds.  |
Entrepreneur November 2004 Steve Cooper |
It Figures 11/04 82% of women entrepreneurs are seeking capital to hire staff... Nearly 2 in 5 American workers will look for new jobs within the year... In 2003, 38% of small-business loans were made to borrowers with $1 million or less in revenue... etc.  |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
How to Change the World Some businesses and charities make a modest mark on the world, while others make huge differences, effectively changing the world. Learn about social entrepreneurs, visionaries obsessed with world-improving ideas and often make them happen.  |
AskMen.com September 9, 2001 Michael Bucci |
Want To Be An Entrepreneur? It doesn't matter if their businesses earn $10 billion or $100,000 annually; entrepreneurs tend to share certain character traits. Do you have what it takes?  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 David A. Twibell |
Community Investing Special loan funds for underserved communities are popping up like condos. Now you can help clients jump into the lending pool.  |
Registered Rep. August 25, 2014 John Kador |
REP. Index: The Rise of Entrepreneurs With entrepreneurship expanding every day, advisors ought to know who they will be dealing with.  |
Entrepreneur May 2008 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Between Peers Could a new wave of social lending sites be a good place for your investment dollars?  |
Entrepreneur May 2008 Nichole L. Torres |
Budget Sense Get your books on track with tips from author and expert Julie Aydlott.  |
HBS Working Knowledge April 30, 2014 Carmen Nobel |
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men Studies by Alison Wood Brooks and colleagues reveal that investors prefer pitches from male entrepreneurs over those from female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitches is identical. And handsome men fare best of all.  |
Inc. May 1, 2010 Kasey Wehrum |
Is This a Smart Way to Get Funding? A young entrepreneur named Kjerstin Erickson offers to trade future income for upfront cash.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Ron Cordes |
Good Deeds, Done Well The changes social entrepreneurship and microfinance are bringing to Buyobo, Africa are obvious and tangible  |
Entrepreneur July 2005 Mark Henricks |
Rural Renewal Can entrepreneurs help boost small-town economies?  |
IDB America August 2002 Charo Quesada |
How to cultivate entrepreneurs An IDB study compares what East Asian and Latin American countries do to encourage the creation of new businesses  |
AskMen.com Pejman Ghadimi |
Harsh Realities Of Entrepreneurship There are six side effects every entrepreneur is faced with. Regardless whether they are good or bad, they are the reality that many of us have to live with.  |
Entrepreneur July 2007 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
No Limits Choosing a bank with fewer lending limitations will keep you from hitting a credit roadblock when you need financing most.  |
Entrepreneur March 2004 |
Reality Check Entrepreneurs share a common dream: to succeed.  |
Entrepreneur March 2010 Asheesh Advani |
Finally, Someone Wants to Give You Money If you dismissed micro loans in the past, it's time to look again.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Sheryl Garrett |
The True Entrepreneur Most people work for themselves to make more money and have more control, but being a successful entrepreneur involves a lot more.  |
Entrepreneur April 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Help Needed? Does Uncle Sam owe entrepreneurs a helping hand, or should the government just get out of small business's way? Two experts face off.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 26, 2004 Stark & Lagace |
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital What is it like today for women entrepreneurs in their quest for venture capital funding? In an interview, Harvard professor Myra M. Hart shares her latest research and ideas.  |
Entrepreneur December 2009 Asheesh Advani |
A New Year, a New Strategy It's not all bad news on the financing front. Here are the top trends for 2010 and how to make the most of them.  |
HBS Working Knowledge November 29, 2006 Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want? Entrepreneurs are often motivated by the potential of money and control, but very few ever achieve both.  |
HBS Working Knowledge August 13, 2014 Roberts & Davis |
Family Businesses Need Entrepreneurs for Long-Run Success Families that want to stay in business for generations don't have a choice but to encourage entrepreneurship in and out of their family company, say Michael Roberts and John Davis.  |