http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/06/07/pierre-omidyar-big-thinker-for-big-business Comments for "Pierre Omidyar: Big Thinker for Big Business" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/06/07/pierre-omidyar-big-thinker-for-big-business <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> June 13, 2005 - 13:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> Newsweek</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> 10 Big Thinkers for Big Business, by Karen Breslau</div><br> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <b><br />P</b><b>ierre Omidyar</b><br />Omidyar has made his largest investments so far in the field of microfinance, which empowers the poor around the world by granting tiny loans (often as small as $50) to poor people who want to become entrepreneurs. By helping a woman buy a sewing machine so she can start a clothing business or buy chickens to sell eggs, lenders not only profit from interest payments on the original loans, but also build a base of small-business owners who will continue to bank with them. &quot;It's a perfect match for the way we look at the world,&quot; says Omidyar.<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/06/07/pierre-omidyar-big-thinker-for-big-business#comment Financial Services Microfinance Miscellaneous Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:23:04 -0500 _Steve L 511 at http://www.nextbillion.net