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SMALL BUSINESS Lending Talent, and Money, on a Micro Scale
A group meeting in India led by the nonprofit organization Freedom From Hunger, which provides financial education in developing countries.
By KATE MURPHY Published: June 24, 2009
Government agencies and international aid groups have long supported programs that train the world's poor in how to start and run their own businesses. The training is seen as a way to end hunger and stabilize societies. But interest in these programs has grown lately with the wider availability of microloans, or very small enterprise loans made to the poor. As with any start-up, these businesses are more likely to survive, advocates say, if the owners have basic operational skills.
“There's been a realization in the microfinance community that loan recipients are more likely to succeed if they also receive business education,” said Bobbi L. Gray, research and evaluation specialist with Freedom From Hunger, a nonprofit organization in Davis, Calif., that provides financial education in developing countries....
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Iranian protesters demonstrate during a rally in solidarity with Iranians protesting against their country's disputed presidential election, in Athens June 23, 2009.