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Tools to Guide CDFI Decision-Making

Download Decision Guide (PDF) Download Financial Model (Excel) Description Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have historically reli ...

BY Brett Simmons & 2 more

Publication

06.28.2024
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Lessons for Global Microfinance from… the United States? — Working Paper

When it comes to charting the future of global microfinance, competing policy priorities and limited budgets prompt a number of key questions — the role ...

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Publication

12.01.2023
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How Loans Sales Can Boost Lending to Low-Income Communities (Video)

By creating a secondary market for small business loans, we can expand the capacity of CDFIs and give more entrepreneurs the support they need.

BY Business Ownership Initiative

Video

10.18.2021
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Getting Capital to Small Businesses in Low-Income Communities (Video)

Heeding the call for greater race and gender equity, policymakers, donors, and investors want to uplift small businesses in underserved communities.

BY Business Ownership Initiative

Video

10.18.2021
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Cooking Up Business in Chicago

Many food entrepreneurs have the skills to succeed. This incubator gives them the resources to grow.

BY Brad McConnell (CEO, Accion Serving Illinois and Indiana)

Blog Post

04.10.2019
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Entrepreneurship gives ex-prisoners a second chance

On the "Own It" podcast, Joyce Klein describes how business ownership can help the formerly incarcerated reenter their communities.

BY Joyce Klein

Podcast

06.14.2018
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How Microlenders Are Pricing for Growth

Loan pricing plays a significant role in determining the scale of microenterprise programs. How should microfinance institutions think about this issue as they work to expand credit to aspiring entrepreneurs?

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Publication

04.05.2018
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The Macro Benefits of Microbusinesses

Though the dollar amounts may be small, these additional incomes provide pathways by which families can exit poverty.

BY Peter W. Roberts, & 1 more

Of Interest

01.16.2018
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Microloan Portfolio Management

This webinar explores the best practices for portfolio management in tracking and reporting the risk that is inherent in a lending portfolio.

BY Joyce Klein & 2 more

Video

10.26.2017
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