News tagged with microloans
The downside -- and surprising upside - of microcredit
Microcredit, which involves giving small loans to very small businesses in an effort to promote entrepreneurship, has been widely touted as a way to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth. A multitude of both non- and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 09, 2011 |
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A good story can trump a bad credit score in peer-to-peer lending
These days a bad credit score will get you turned away by a bank, but if you tell a good story about that score, you can improve your chances of getting a microloan from a peer-to-peer lender, according to new research from ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2011 |
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Microfinance tied to economy, study finds
A nation's economy plays a surprisingly large role in the success or failure of microfinance - the practice of making small loans to farmers or business owners too poor to provide collateral, according to a study led by a ...
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Jun 14, 2010 |
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Startup brings new vision to microlending
Sitting with Sunny Mahant at a neighborhood coffeehouse near his San Francisco home -- the home that serves as his office and a funding source for his startup -- it's hard not to root for him.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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An a-maize-ing path out of poverty
(PhysOrg.com) -- Across Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, processing the corn harvest is labor intensive: Families and friends gather to spend a day or two filling bags with the dried cobs, beating then to ...
Oct 02, 2008 |
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