We have seen the power of investing in one woman, then watching her make a difference not only in her family, but throughout her community. We have seen the remarkable acceleration effect of microfinance investment in women, and know that women have the potential to change the world.

Welcome to the brutal world of business plan competitions. It's not about co-eds hoping to win the affections of the Bachelor. It's about late nights sketching out business models on sandwich wrappers, pizza boxes, newspapers and white boards.

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Today' talk about the importance of small businesses in creating 'jobs' is often limited to static measures like the numbers of jobs created or the number of people employed or unemployed, today.

Women comprise 70 percent of the 2.5 billion people worldwide living on less than $2 a day. In the face of statistics so daunting, it is easy to feel paralyzed for lack of a path to progress.

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Lack of access to seed funding is just one of the challenges faced by Native entrepreneurs. Like many small business owners and aspiring owners, there are few places to receive critical business training, technical support and financial literacy skills.

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

It is of grave importance that we do not use yoga to perpetuate our freedom to self indulge. We could consider taking our newfound inspiration we've gained via yoga, and use it to empower other women, who may be less fortunate.

Combining a higher-order purpose with the discipline of private sector financial sustainability has the best shot at solving many of today's pressing societal challenges.

Ever since I started with Kiva Zip in the U.S. my sixth sense seems to have awakened. I see entrepreneurs... everywhere! I think my understanding of what an entrepreneur was had until now been quite limited.

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

When we last spoke with our laureate, Mercy Annapoorni, she was busy empowering 6,000 rural women from the Virudhunagar and Sivakasi regions of Tamil ...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...