Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Conducting market research along with taking the time to do a full competitive analysis as it pertains to your business is vital to the success of your company. Business plans are essential to the overall success of your company and are a perfect guide for you to stay on track and organized. Who is your target consumer?

Microfinance 102

Microfinance Entrepreneur Planning Audience 102

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Impact investing can learn from the history of microfinance — the provision of debt and other financial services to the poor — an industry that was at a similar stage 15 years ago. Lessons from Microfinance. There are two major debates in particular about microfinance that are relevant for the impact investment industry.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance IPO Real Estate Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Career paths are not one-size-fits-all, yet in emerging markets, it's often assumed that microfinance — the use of small loans to foster self-reliant small businesses in a community setting — is the only path for women seeking economic opportunity. Microfinance was one issue that we considered.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Flextime Globalization Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Over the past five years, the program has been successful enough that other territories are adopting it. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance. .” So the Seilers responded by piloting a program called the Pathway of Hope, which focuses on providing case management for families.

Microfinance 9

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

” Microfinance and other market-based interventions don’t generally reach them. Despite decades of success fighting ill-health, illiteracy, and poverty, BRAC saw its programs still weren’t reaching women trapped in this chronic cycle of dire poverty. At BRAC , where I work, we call this subset the “ultra-poor.”

Microfinance 8

Microfinance BHAG NGO Participative 8

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.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8