In addition to crowdfunding, microlending is a possible alternative for small businesses seeking alternative forms of investment. Many entrepreneurs believe that microlending is only a funding option ...

In the three decades since Muhammad Yunus came up with the idea of microloans for women to start businesses as a way of combating poverty in the world's poorest societies, it has attracted widespread ...

What better way to draw attention to the power of microlending to lift millions out of poverty than this year’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus. Yunus and his ...

Rachel Cook was working as a futures trader when she had a revelation: Making money is great, but helping others do so is better. After reading an article on how microloans can benefit businesswomen ...

It's been called crowdfunding, micropatronage, microlending, and micro-VC. But it's the new way to invest and to receive capital: customers and investors willing to pay small amounts of money to ...

DETROIT (WWJ) --Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN) announced a microlending partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp., the Pure Michigan Micro Lending Initiative, backed by a Huntington ...

Dec. 14, 2004–As microfinance continues to emerge as a means of alleviating poverty in developing countries, it has also become an attractive market for U.S.-based financial start-ups. Microfinance, ...

EAST GRAND FORKS — A new lending program through the East Grand Forks Economic Development Authority will provide an opportunity for local businesses to receive funding for projects without needing to ...

Jessica Jackley was a liberal arts major who stumbled her way into the Stanford MBA program. Philosophy and business came together for her in 2005 when she helped start Kiva, the world’s first person- ...

Rochester, N.Y., used to be a company town. The city’s robust economy was driven by its largest employers: Kodak, Xerox and Bausch + Lomb. Kodak Tower dominated the Rochester skyline for more than 50 ...

You don’t have to search for long to see examples of game designers focusing their talents on games that do social good. WeTopia, a popular Farmville-style Facebook game that lets users send donations ...