Tuesday, April 08, 2008 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (PT)
Access to a loan is difficult if you have no collateral, whether you're in Africa, Central America or the Bronx. But hundreds of millions of citizens worldwide have improved their life by borrowing small sums to start a business, further their education or pay down debt.
Microfinance companies enables high-income lenders to make loans to low-income borrowers. The success of this field is overwhelming - inspiring millions to advance out of poverty and bringing significant returns to investors around the globe.
Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for showing that "the poor are bankable." You've heard about the field and its anti-poverty success - but how can you benefit as an investor, generating both Human Impact and Profit?
Join us on April 8 to hear leaders of microfinance companies that offer you as an investor the chance to make money and do good - by making small loans to borrowers seeking to improve their lives domestically and globally.
* Chris Larsen, Co-Founder and CEO of www.Prosper.com, serving everyday investors and borrowers in the USA.
* Tracey Pettengill Turner, Founder and CEO of www.MicroPlace.com (an eBay company), serving everyday investors and borrowers around the world.
* A microfinance fund for accredited investors.
HIP Investor's rapidly growing Investor Roundtable Series brings together visionary investors and entrepreneurs every month to meet each other, share investment strategies and goals - and learn about HIP opportunities that can deliver Human Impact + Profit for your portfolio.
For more information, email Dina Beigelman at Dina@HIPInvestor.com
HIP Investor advises both companies and investors seeking Human Impact + Profit. HIP helps investors to achieve profit as well as human, social and environmental benefits across all asset classes. HIP serves corporations using our proprietary methodology to realize sustainable, profitable growth and inspired employees. The HIP Scorecard is published in leading business journals - and HIP provides expert insights to media for stories on sustainability.
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