http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2006/04/23/microfinance-as-a-business/ Thinking about Business Development Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2006/04/23/microfinance-as-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-59 The Wannabe Venture Capitalist » Microfinance at a Crossroads Thu, 11 May 2006 20:46:51 +0000 http://www.ventureweek.com/blog/2006/04/23/microfinance-as-a-business/#comment-59 [...] I have already talked about treating microfinance like a business in another post so I won’t bring that up again. Also, I don’t think much more needs to be said about making an effort to truly reach the poorest of the poor including those in rural areas. That’s the goal and we are all aware of it. On a side note, I think it will be easier to reach to poorest of the poor, even those in rural areas, as microfinance becomes more efficient. That said, in this post I would like to focus on the addition of more products into the microfinance mix. [...] [...] I have already talked about treating microfinance like a business in another post so I won’t bring that up again. Also, I don’t think much more needs to be said about making an effort to truly reach the poorest of the poor including those in rural areas. That’s the goal and we are all aware of it. On a side note, I think it will be easier to reach to poorest of the poor, even those in rural areas, as microfinance becomes more efficient. That said, in this post I would like to focus on the addition of more products into the microfinance mix. [...]

]]> http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2006/04/23/microfinance-as-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Microfinance at Disruptive Thoughts Sun, 07 May 2006 17:19:42 +0000 http://www.ventureweek.com/blog/2006/04/23/microfinance-as-a-business/#comment-58 [...] Ever since I was first introduced to the idea of microfinance I have loved it. My friend Eric was fortunate enough to attend the microfinance conference at the University of Chicago the other week and posted his thoughts following it. Helping people is why microfinance exists and why all of us are so passionate about it but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t think about it like a business. Business is not a bad thing. It values efficiency which is going to be critical in taking microfinance to the next level. The more efficient microfinance becomes, the more people we can ultimately help and the better we can serve the worlds poor. [...] [...] Ever since I was first introduced to the idea of microfinance I have loved it. My friend Eric was fortunate enough to attend the microfinance conference at the University of Chicago the other week and posted his thoughts following it. Helping people is why microfinance exists and why all of us are so passionate about it but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t think about it like a business. Business is not a bad thing. It values efficiency which is going to be critical in taking microfinance to the next level. The more efficient microfinance becomes, the more people we can ultimately help and the better we can serve the worlds poor. [...]

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