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May 23rd, 2013

A boost for micro-entrepreneurs in the Western United States

Bank of the West Charitable Foundation awarded $195,000 to support small business in April 2013. [...]

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Lily Ruiz

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May 17th, 2013

MicroStart’s Microfinance Week begins soon!

The second microStart Microfinance Week will take place in Brussels from 27 to 31 May. [...]

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Emeline Latt

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March 29th, 2013

Ekovivo: Microfinance in a nutshell

Many people are talking about microfinance. Is it different from microcredit? How many people benefit from it? How does it help them improve their living conditions? [...]

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Olivier Endelin

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March 27th, 2013

Ekovivo: Microsaving & Tree planting

On our travels, we have come across a double-solution involving both micro-saving and tree planting for the poor, by the poor. [...]

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Florence Valle

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February 13th, 2013

Social Entrepreneurs: In the words of Hervé Baulme

Thanks to the efforts of social entrepreneur Hervé Baulme, 150 disabled individuals have been reintegrated into society, and 12,000 computers are recycled each year and sold at affordable prices to people in underprivileged circumstances. [...]

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Thibault Couturier

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February 13th, 2013

ASKI mission in the Philippines : A journey in the heart of rural micro-finance

Thanks to MicroFinance Sans Frontières (MFSF), my husband and I performed a three-week mission with ASKI, a micro-finance institution (MFI) in the Philippines.
ASKI counts 39 branches, more than 100,000 clients and a gross loan portfolio of PHP 1,387,994 (US$ 34 187K) – which makes ASKI part of the 10 biggest MFI in the Philippines (source: [...]

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Florence Valle

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February 13th, 2013

Social Business: Turning fish scales into jewels

Vola’s main motivation for creating the fish scales jewels company is to help women have a better life. Getting a proper job is often the first step to gaining respect.
We met G.a. Vola Harindah at the SMEs market, organized around the ASEF, held in Manado, in October, 2012. The name of the small company Vola has created is [...]

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Olivier Endelin

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February 11th, 2013

Joshua Vial, Enspiral – “It’s all about creating sustainable communities!”

As a developer, and convinced that network effects generate value, Joshua decided to set up a community of people who, just like him, were able to earn money on their own as freelance consultants, and eager to participate in building a community to share ideas, competences and more. Attracted by the “walking distance community” of [...]

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Florence Valle

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February 4th, 2013

Alex Hannant, Hikurangi Foundation – solid roots allow to grow larger

In a way, Alex Hannant’s role is to make sure that people, who got the inspiration, potentially through events like the ones Guy would have initiated, can turn their ideas into sustainable businesses.
Alex is indeed convinced that there is already a growing consciousness about climate change, scarce primary resources and increasing poverty, and also a [...]