Finance Management Microfinance Technology 
Mills Scofield
MAY 5, 2015
As a college student in this technological era, I’ve felt the constant burden of having to pursue a “practical” degree. A career advisor once told me that those who pursue liberal arts majors and enter finance, consulting or technology are not the exceptions. Not exactly resounding support. They are the norm.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Personal savings, insurance, credit, cash transfers from family and friends and other financing mechanisms offer promising opportunities to create security and steady employment but they require a nuanced understanding of product design and the local market conditions in order to be effective.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Another reason is that investors are myopically infatuated with snazzy technology. A few of these companies manage to transcend national boundaries and scale to a larger size. It has managed to combine international standards with African tastes. A realistic approach to making money might strike some as humdrum.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 18, 2013
Schumacher, one of the fathers of the Green movement, declared that "small is beautiful" and called for "a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful." Of course, there are downsides to this approach, and management needs to be aware of them.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 28, 2016
Currently, impact can mean anything from venture investments in new health technologies to microfinance loans in Peru; from affordable housing in the US to renewable energy in India; from social impact bonds to private equity funds that create jobs. Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g.,
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