Home MIX - Microfinance Information Exchange Social Performance At Kiva, we want to create good in the world. A lot of good. One way that we try to maximize the good created through Kiva is by partnering with organizations that go above and beyond to generate positive outcomes for the communities they serve. Different organizations have different social performance strengths. The badges were developed through careful research into best practices across the microfinance industry, and what Kiva has learned about facilitating positive outcomes for borrowers. We know that every member of the Kiva community wants to maximize the impact they have when making a loan. The Kiva Social Performance Badges: Client Voice These Field Partners use feedback from the people they serve and adapt their business practices and product offerings to meet their needs. Innovation These Field Partners embrace technology and innovation to better address the needs of the people they serve.
Microloans to Africa | Grow business through microfinance Microfinance and Microcredit Investment | Microcapital.org Our Mission – Model | Endeavor Global High-Impact Entrepreneurs create thriving companies that employ hundreds, even thousands of people, and generate millions in wages and revenues. And they have the power to inspire countless others as leading role models. Together, these entrepreneurs hold the key to sustained economic growth in emerging markets. High-Impact Entrepreneurs dream of becoming the next great success story, but having launched in emerging countries, face considerable barriers to growth: — Cost of Failure — Lack of role models — Limited Management expertise — Lack of contacts or mentors — Lack of trust — Limited access to smart capital Endeavor helps High-Impact Entrepreneurs unleash their potential by providing an unrivaled network of seasoned business leaders, who provide the key ingredients to entrepreneurial success: Before Endeavor the word entrepreneurship was not in the dictionary in Portuguese or Arabic.
Connaître le Groupe ESFIN-IDES Banking with the Poor Network - BWTP The art of the bootstrap [Editor's note: With the economic downturn drying up venture capital in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, more early-stage companies will be forced to bootstrap their way to profitability. But what does that actually mean for the companies who go this route? Javier Rojas, managing director of equity capital firm Kennet Partners, offers his insights.] Times being what they are, it’s encouraging to know that some of the world’s leading public companies got to where they are without taking any early venture capital funding. Others, like Siebel Systems, Checkpoint Software, Broadcom and dozens of others, have followed their examples to success. There are many compelling reasons for young companies seeking venture capital to turn to bootstrapping, even when they have other options. How it works When you decide to bootstrap, you commit to fund primary development and growth through internal cash flow from real-life customers. A solid foundation How much bootstrapping is enough?