Author Archives: Shannon Mudd

If Angel Investing and Microfinance Had a Baby

Last week I attended a great event called the SOURCE Forum, a joint venture by the Hitachi Foundation, Village Capital and Investors Circle.  SOURCE stands for Solutions from OUR Countries Entrepreneurs. The concept of SOURCE is to provide more opportunities … Continue reading

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Haverford’s First MF Client! (a Kiva Zip Borrower)

This past year, Haverford Microfinance Consulting (HMFC) successfully applied to become a Kiva-Zip Trustee as a way to help provide access to finance to area small businesses who find it difficult to raise needed funds for the success of their businesses. … Continue reading

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Bryn Mawr Students also working with Kiva Zip

A number of Bryn Mawr students have been interested in Microfinance over the years (and regularly take my class!) . Last year they started meeting regularly, participated in Lend for America events (see pic of Tri-Co participants)  and have now … Continue reading

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First client for HMFC – Boothtastic!

For the past two years, the students of Haverford Microfinance Consulting (HMFC) have been shifting their focus from Access to Finance in the developing world to Access to Finance here in our own region.  After a thorough strategic review, they … Continue reading

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NYT David Brooks on Impact Investing

David Brooks, NYT columnist, discusses the growing interest and continuing challenges of impact investing here.

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LFA Conference – Client Communications

Siyan Wang ’17 Discusses Modes of Client Communication Two years ago, the students of the Haverford Microfinance Consulting club (HMFC) pivoted toward a focus on financial access issues here in the US and began considering the possibility of providing financial services to the … Continue reading

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LFA Summit 2014: Reading Critical Underwriting Documents

Xizi (Daisy) Yuan ’17 Discusses Information in Credit Reports, Pay Stubs and Bank Statements Used in Standard Loan Applications Two years ago, the students of the Haverford Microfinance Consulting club (HMFC) pivoted toward a focus on financial access issues here in … Continue reading

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LFA Conference: Using data to measure effectiveness

Jennifer Kowalski ’17 Discusses Data Collection  to Ensure HMFC’s Work With Clients Is Having Positive Impact Two years ago, the students of the Haverford Microfinance Consulting club (HMFC) pivoted toward a focus on financial access issues here in the US and began … Continue reading

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LFA Conference: A Student’s Takeaways

Kayoung Lee ’16 Reports Takeaways from the Lend For America Summit 2014 Two years ago, the students of the Haverford Microfinance Consulting club (HMFC) pivoted toward a focus on financial access issues here in the US and began considering the possibility … Continue reading

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Haverford Microfinance Consulting and Kiva Zip

The student organization Haverford Microfinance & Consulting (Haverford MFC)  is exploring a new venture, working with Kiva Zip, an on-line crowd funding platform, as a Trustee.  Trustees identify strong potential entrepreneurs with a need for capital, conduct due diligence on their … Continue reading

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