http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/07/21/a-little-money-goes-a-long-way-kiva-and-the-world-of-social-networking Comments for "A Little Money Goes A Long Way: Kiva and the World of Social Networking" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/07/21/a-little-money-goes-a-long-way-kiva-and-the-world-of-social-networking <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> July 21, 2006 - 10:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> Business Week</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> A Little Money Goes A Long Way</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_31/b3995088.htm?campaign_id=rss_smlbz">http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_31/b3995088.htm?campaign_id=rss_smlbz</a> </div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> Excerpt: Ann Brown and Maria Martinez have never met, but last March Brown loaned Martinez $50. It was part of a $400 loan Martinez needed to get her clothing store up and running in Danli, Honduras. She used the cash to buy colorful hairbands, bright shirts, frilly button-downs, and baby onesies. Sales have picked up, and now Martinez is paying Brown back in monthly installments via the Web site on which they found each other, Kiva.org. &quot;When I was starting my handbag business, a neighbor wrote me a check for the startup capital,&quot; says Brown, who sells bags at the Pike Place Market in Seattle. &quot;I had nothing, and that made it possible for me.&quot;<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/07/21/a-little-money-goes-a-long-way-kiva-and-the-world-of-social-networking#comment Financial Services Microfinance Successful Models Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:07:29 -0400 Ethan Arpi 3037 at http://www.nextbillion.net