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How to Raise Money as a Business

Strategy Driven

Finally, it is important to stay focused on your core objectives and avoid taking on unnecessary risks or expenses. Some alternative sources of funding for businesses include: Grants from government agencies or private foundations Microfinance organisations that provide small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.

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Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?

The Horizons Tracker

This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance. ”

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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

Some seek stricter accounting of ROI based on objectively measurable goals and achievements. Six years ago, David and Donna Allman approached Opportunity with an idea that fell outside our traditional microfinance model: to build a Community Economic Development (CED) program in Nicaragua.

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President Obama Can Make Start-Up America Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Be clear about Start-Up America's objectives. When two affable White House emcees, Tom Kalil and Aneesh Chopra, challenged the three dozen or so partners in the room, what should be Start-Up America's stretch objectives, we came up short. This measurable goal will help focus attention and galvanize stakeholders into action.

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Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing

Harvard Business Review

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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