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How to Raise Money as a Business

Strategy Driven

What are some tips for preparing to raise money? 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. What are some alternative sources of funding for businesses?

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Making Microfinance More Effective

Harvard Business Review

billion people who live on less than $2 per day , shocks such as illness, crop failures, livestock deaths, farming-equipment breakdowns and even wedding or funeral expenses can be enough to tip them, their families, or even an entire community below the poverty line. Our findings are captured in a working paper which we summarize below.

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Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

Modern Servant Leader

5 Tips for Great Meetings and The Hidden Benefits. Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Blogging is a Mirror of Yourself and Your Organization. Who Is Accountable for Your Career? The Answer May Surprise You. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Resources for the Beginning Servant Leader. Technology.