Mills Scofield

JUNE 16, 2013

This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. It’s time for us to finally put poverty out of business for good. [1]

Innovation 161

Innovation Microfinance Business Model Self-aware 161

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

On this 100th International Women's Day , it is right to reflect on how women have become the heart of the microfinance industry. It is easy to forget that the initial motivation for microfinance roughly 30 years ago was, to a great extent, gender neutral. Microfinance is about much more than extending credit. fewer children.

Microfinance 15

Microfinance Banking Globalization Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

And their intuition isn't baseless: As the bottom-of-the-pyramid concept shifted into the public eye and attracted the criticism of the development sector, the standards for judging the impact of a venture aiming to serve low-income consumers seemed to get a lot tougher. The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

They're out to standardize a business model. That model might solve a social problem — but if it's profitable and doesn't fix the problem, that's okay, too. But only to assure themselves that someone will pay enough to make the development of the solution worthwhile. Commercial entrepreneurs are different.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Microfinance Supply Chain Prahalad 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2013

Which are likely to achieve significant social impact within an attractive business model? It seems to signal that an enterprise's theory of how to effect change resonates with a lot of people and that the organization is developing a "voice" for effectively communicating its ideas to customers — a crucial success factor.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Microfinance Media Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

Under the broad umbrella of impact investments lie myriad sectors, asset types, and investment products, most of which still need to be developed and understood. Note: Each circle represents a business and each color represents a business vertical (e.g. First, impact investing needs time to develop.

Development 8

Development Microfinance Biotechnology Exit Strategy 8