Supporting Entrepreneurship in the USA

The last few months, I’ve had a number of conversations with friends who wonder how the principles that drive HOPE could be applied domestically. It’s an important question, and although HOPE has decided to remain focused internationally, I strongly believe we need more organizations working to help restore dignity through the gift of employment...

Why I’m Getting out of Microfinance

Recently I presented at the Chicago Microfinance Summit (see LiveBlog: Chicago Microfinance Conference).  In all sessions I attended, the topics centered on investors and profitability.  Strikingly absent were the clients. It was at that moment that I decided, “If this is microfinance, I want out.” When Muhammad Yunus began his pioneering work in microfinance...

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