Our vision is to help create a world free of poverty.  We predict a market where any individual with a dream can receive affordable financial products regardless of income, previous credit history, education, or business experience.  We envision a world where burgeoning entrepreneurs are empowered to lift themselves out of poverty through hard work and determination to forge better lives for their families and future generations.

 Given its success, microfinance has attracted over time the attention of ‘for-profit’ lenders. The question I would like to pose here is: can a successful social business be scaled up through for-profit ventures? To get the discussion started, here’s a BBC World report titled ‘Microfinance for profit’. It appeared on BBC World’ Business Daily program on Wednesday June 8, 2011.

 Enjoy the listening and looking forward to your reactions!

Is it right to make money out of microfinance? The program ask Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Vikram Akula of SKS.      

What if we give people the option to do things that satisfy their sense of compassion and at the same time be financially sustainable, we would have a social business. And possibly a better world!

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