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HMFC Helps Fund Loan to Local NGO Working With Returnees
HMFC, the student run Haverford MicroFinance Consulting, has been working for the past two years with Kiva Zip, an online crowdfunding platform for zero interest loans to small businesses. Last year, in its role as a Kiva Zip trustee, HMFC endorsed Aisha … Continue reading
An Alums Personal Experience with Microfinance
I just reconnected with Kyle Waney, ’15 who took my Microfinance course in Spring 2014. Kyle has long had a great interest in international business. After graduation he followed up on connections he had made to start work at a … Continue reading
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
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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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
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
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
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