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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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How One Startup Developed a Sales Model That Works in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Many of our target wood-burning customers lived on the outskirts of town and had no reason to travel to the central market, where our store was located. Experiment #5: Microfinance Institutions. Prem, a BioLite Burner on our West India team, gives a HomeStove demonstration to a group of customers at a microfinance branch in Rajasthan.

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What is the best way to make a difference in the world?

CO2

Her fascinating story of travel, work, and adventure is always driven by the goal of empowering people to lift themselves out of poverty. In the mid-1970s, my parents had the opportunity to travel to the United States to pursue their college degrees. I too am learning this lesson. It was during this time that I was born. May 2012. ###.