Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2012

One of his main tasks was to structure a hedging derivative that negated foreign exchange risks so that Microfinance institutions could take safer loans from the developed world. I think that microfinance is one of those rare game changing social initiatives that manages to use market forces to drive social change.

Incentives 171

Incentives Marketing Microfinance Entrepreneur 171

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

A major challenge for international development efforts is determining which financial tools provide durable buffers against such setbacks. The Grameen model of microfinance gained a great deal of attention in the international development field after early data showed that it was associated with high repayment and low default.

Microfinance 10

Microfinance Insurance Banking Bottom-up 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

When social entrepreneurs say that they want to "work themselves out of a job" they are not making a glib statement to sound cool. Commercial entrepreneurs are different. That is why social entrepreneurs were among the most enthusiastic popularizers of concepts like C.K. They're out to standardize a business model.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Microfinance Supply Chain Prahalad 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

For the last two years, we have studied this evolution with our partners at Echoing Green , a fellowship-granting organization that provides seed funding to emerging social entrepreneurs. Take, for example, the issue of economic development.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Microfinance Market Segmentation Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Calling himself the ICT4D jester (using the development jargon for "information and communication technologies for development"), he has no shortage of material. It also meant gauging demand for irrigation with a certain level of precision, which meant accurately forecasting the sale price of rice.

Technology 18

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Calling himself the ICT4D jester (using the development jargon for "information and communication technologies for development"), he has no shortage of material. It also meant gauging demand for irrigation with a certain level of precision, which meant accurately forecasting the sale price of rice.

Technology 8

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 8