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A Reality Check on Crowdfunding
From Silicon Valley to Hollywood to Main Street USA, young entrepreneurs tell stories of windfalls and glorious escapes from established (read: outdated) standards and practices of business.
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Post-typhoon expansion of micro-insurance coverage for the poor sought in the Phillipines
The recent devastation caused by supertyphoon Yolanda in the Visayas underscored the importance of expanding coverage of micro-insurance to the marginalized communities in the country.
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Microloans Finance a Path to U.S. Citizenship
In the past 18 months, a Californian bank has helped more than 300 legal permanent residents attain citizenship by extending them a $1,000 loan.
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A Goat Or An ATM?
Financial inclusion efforts in India have achieved much but remain hobbled by the lack of an effective impact assessment framework.
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Crowdfunding: Business beacon or epic fail?
Unless you have been exercising your right to be a hermit over the last few years, you’ll have heard of crowdfunding or stories of people and companies raising chunks of cash online. Last week, Arran Brewery joined the gang, announcing their plans to use crowdfunding to raise £4 million to aid expansion.
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Citi Microfinance sponsors women’s World Banking Conference in Jordan
Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, The Women's World Banking (WWB) MENA Conference, titled 'Building Women-Focused Finance: The Global-Local Experience', was held lately in Amman.
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Bitcoin under pressure
Virtual currency: It is mathematically elegant, increasingly popular and highly controversial. Bitcoin’s success is putting it under growing strain.
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Why is it so hard for female entrepreneurs to get VC funding – and could crowdfunding be the answer?
Unless you spend your days gladhanding at Silicon Valley networking events, getting angel seed funding or VC investment can be tough, especially if you happen to be a female entrepreneur, according to the stats.
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