Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

Microfinance has come under fire in the past 18 months, triggered in part by SKS Microfinance's IPO. Critics complain that the institutions supporting microfinance have become too greedy, and many are using this as an argument to deeply regulate or, even more, cut support to microfinance operations. I hope not.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance IPO Bottom-up Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Microfinance Market Segmentation Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

What happened in 2006? Or consider Kwabena Darko of Ghana, who helped found that country’s microfinance sector by forging a collaboration between global NGO Opportunity International , his national startup Sinapi Aba , and a myriad of village- and town-based trust groups. And is this kind of rapid growth good news?

Entrepreneur 12

Entrepreneur Microfinance NGO Mission Statement 12

CO2

JUNE 4, 2012

My solution was to found a microfinance organization that puts women in a position to create their own destinies and achieve their full potential. I shared young Jacqueline’s same passion and mission—to help the world’s poorest people meet their basic needs and live with dignity. Where does one start? Chingwell Mutombu. May 2012. ###.

Microfinance 121

Microfinance Travel Open-book Education 121