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My 13 Favorite Alternative Funding Options of 2013

Up and Running

Potential borrowers can search through Kiva’s field partner listings to get started wherever they live. From their website: While microfinance has helped millions, many people have been left out: Think remote rural villages in Kenya or recent refugees with no credit history in the United States.

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

His every move and misstep dissected and castigated by the same media and investors who sang his praises when things were going well, one can only guess at the anguish, shame and embarrassment that led the young entrepreneur into – what appeared to me as an uninformed observer – self imposed exile, in Kenya.

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How may graduates in Africa secure extra income?

Transformify

Steve has just graduated from Daystar University in Kenya. " Each year thousands of students in Kenya and Nigeria are graduating from the Universities. Should you move to the capital or even to another country in a search of a job? "It's so exciting. Not necessarily. Remote work can be the right solution.

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Google’s challenge–it comes down to trust

The Equity Kicker

In the late 1990s the search challenge was to direct us to the most relevant web page, and our expectations were relatively low. Gizmodo describes Google’s future search challenge thus: Picture this scenario. " Google began promoting its own products in search over more obviously relevant ones.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

In Kenya, M-Pesa processed more transactions domestically than Western Union did globally, and “ provided mobile banking facilities to more than 70 per cent of the country’s adult population” , most of whom never had banking services before.

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How to Bring the Holiday Spirit of Giving into Work

Up and Running

When I was in high school, my friends and I set up a giving tree outside the school library, as a fundraiser for the Harambee Centre, an organization which provides, among other things, ambulatory services; and which builds schools for children in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. You can search local listings for activities in your area too.

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Lauren Shuttleworth: How This Stationery Entrepreneur Educates Girls, Helps The Environment & Makes A Profit At The Same Time

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Lauren’s inner search began by working with rescued elephants in Thailand and from there moved on to Kenya to volunteer at a school. She was left with the acute awareness that life is short and she needed to take time out just for herself. Thus began a life changing experience of overseas travel.

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