ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I want to thank God before anyone or anything for been able to write this report‚ for giving me the knowledge and understanding on how to do it. I am also grateful to all those who have helped me directly and/or indirectly in preparing this report. I dedicate this report to my beloved mom (FaustaNdakidemi) who inspired me to go through all of these and gave me all the support I needed. I thank my family my sister Dr.ElithaMrema‚ my two brothers GoodluckMrema and FurahaMrema
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Contents Introduction 3 Social Entrepreneurship 3 For-Profit and Not–For–Profit Explained 5 Can Social Enterprises Be Profit Making Organizations? 6 Benefits of a For-Profit Structure 9 Challenges of a For-Profit Structure 10 Conclusion 11 References 13 Introduction The idea of building a commercially profitable business that has a social cause at the core of its mission is gaining in popularity‚ especially as the need for innovation and sustainability within this sector
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1999. Ledgerwood‚ Joanna. Microfinance Handbook. Washington‚ D.C.‚ World Bank‚ 1998. ASA‚ Dhaka‚ 1995. Todd‚ Helen Women at the Center: Grameen Borrowers After One Decade. University Press Ltd‚ Dhaka‚ 1996. University Press Ltd.‚ Dhaka‚ 1997. Yunus Muhammad‚ Moingeon Bertrand & Laurence Lehmann-Ortega‚ "Building Social Business Models: Lessons from the Grameen Experience”‚ April-June‚ vol 43‚ n° 2-3‚ Long Range Planning‚ 2010‚ p Public Affairs‚ 2003. ^ Microfinance Information Exchange‚ Inc. (2009-12-01)
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SOCIAL BANKING INTRODUCTION Banking plays a fundamental role in economic progress of a country. It inculcates the habit of savings among people‚ hence helps in boosting the investment base and speeding up the capital formation. At the same time it also helps out the needy‚ by providing them timely credit at an affordable cost. But majority of poor rural and semi urban population in India are unable to avail the basic banking facilities. As a result they are made to rely on private money lenders
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of New York. All rights reserved. CHAZEN WEB JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SPRING 2004 * Corresponding author (EMainsah04@gsb.columbia.edu). www.gsb.columbia.edu/chazenjournal Executive Summary In the early 1970s‚ Professor Muhammad Yunus envisioned a means of alleviating poverty by circumventing the major impediment to lending to the poorest in society—the need for collateral. He tested this instinct in an experiment in 1976‚ when he lent about $27 to 42 women in an ordinary
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Financial Institution In financial economics‚ a financial institution is an institution that provides financial services for its clients or members. Probably the most important financial service provided by financial institutions is acting as financial intermediaries. Most financial institutions are highly regulated by government. Broadly speaking‚ there are three major types of financial institutions: 1. Deposit-taking institutions that accept and manage deposits and make loans‚ including banks
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Introduction: In the recent years there has been strong growth in the studies of social entrepreneurship on the level of business administration and microeconomics. This has been especially the case since Muhammad Yunus‚ founder of the Grameen Bank and a renowned example of a social enterprise‚ won the Nobel Peace Price in 2006. However‚ the increase in academic interest has largely been confined to case studies or efforts to find a common definition of social
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This article is specific to small loans. For financial services to the poor‚ see Microfinance. For small payments‚ see Micropayment. Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship. These individuals lack collateral‚ steady employment and a verifiable credit history and therefore cannot meet even the most minimal qualifications to gain access to traditional credit. Microcredit is a part of microfinance‚ which is the provision of
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Assignment On Microfinance and Islamic Banking Submitted to: Dr. Mohammed Nurual Islam Department of Business Administration International Islamic University Chittagong Dhaka Campus Submitted by: Rabiul Hossain ID: B092070 Batch no: FIN-5 Date of Submission: 22/02/2013 Microfinance 1. Introduction: Micro financing
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Zach Taber Dr. Chege Environmental Science I September 18‚ 2012 Micro Lending For many years microloans have helped people out of poverty throughout the world. Unlike handouts‚ microloans must be paid back. These loans are very often paid back. There are pros and cons to the economy by having to pay the money back. Also‚ there are impacts on the environment. Microloans are very small loans given to borrowers. Typically‚ these loans are given to the poor with the intention for them
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