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An Mi3 Summer Field Trip to Kensington and South Philly

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Shannon Mudd

This summer, Professor Mudd and 5 Mi3 students on campus for the summer ventured out on another Mi3 journey to keep up with our local impact investing landscape, this time both to Kensington and to South Philadelphia! We visited three … Continue reading →

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If Angel Investing and Microfinance Had a Baby

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Shannon Mudd

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)

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Shannon Mudd

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

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Shannon Mudd

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!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Shannon Mudd

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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Haverford Microfinance Consulting and Kiva Zip

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Shannon Mudd

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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