March 1, 2010
February 23, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 18, 2010
March 11, 2009
CATER Workshop on Technologies for Development
CATER Lab is a multi-disciplinary research group at NYU focusing on information and communication technology for developing regions. They’ve got a workshop coming up on April 10, 2009 with panels on lots of interesting topics, including one on rural microfinance solutions and another on branchless banking. More info at http://cater.cs.nyu.edu/wiki/index.php/Workshop09.
March 4, 2009
Microlending Taking Off in the US?
As banks tighten their lending criteria in response to the financial crisis, would-be entrepreneurs are finding that they can’t get start-up capital from the usual sources, and some small business owners are turning to microlenders like ACCION USA, Grameen America, and home-grown institutions like the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative.
Themes:
Credit, Training