Micro Finance
Crowdfunding Your Small Business
View image | gettyimages.com Perhaps you’ve got a great idea for a new product or service and can’t wait to take the plunge. There’s just one thing holding you back: money. Unless you’ve got enough cash on hand to finance…
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Curb Microfinance Spending
Microfinance Sites Can Do a World of Good Many people say there’s no better feeling than helping others — especially when the people you’re helping live in impoverished areas and do not have access to traditional financial services. Microfinance sites…
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Microfinance 101
What is Microfinance? You may have heard about microfinance, but do you really know what it means or how it can potentially benefit you? Microfinance is not a new concept, but it is a relatively novel idea for many people…
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Teens Help the Homeless
Indian American Teens Empower Homeless with Sleep and Microloans “You’ve donated food. You’ve donated clothes. How about donating sleep?” That’s the proposition of Catch a Z Foundation, a unique nonprofit dedicated to empowering homeless people to get ahead, in part,…
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How To Crush Credit Card Debt
How To Crush Credit Card Debt Credit card debt is no small matter. With the average household owing over $7,000 in plastic expenses, credit card debt rivals student debt as the financial burden that causes Americans the most hardship, and…
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Beginner’s Breakdown of Microfinance
I made my first microfinance loan as a college student. I went through Kiva, and with each paycheck, I would send $25 to parts unknown in the hopes that my bit of surplus could make a difference for someone else….
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