On Wednesday Net Impact Austin co-sponsored a talk on Microfinance in the USA during the RISE conference. Those of you who attended the last Net Impact event on Microfinance In Texas (Raising the BoP) may recall that many attendees were interested in how similar concepts work in the USA. Kala Philo founder of the Austin Microfinance Network led an engaging panel consisting of professionals who cover a wide variety of roles dealing with Microfinance right here in Central Texas.
In the past few years, the model of microfinance as a technique for empowering poor entrepreneurs in developing countries has received mainstream attention. Many in the United States are intrigued with the success of microfinance and wonder "Why can't we do that here?"
The recent Climategate controversy exposed for what it means: nothing. Climate change, or "global warming" isn't the largest driver in developing renewable energy sources. Nor is it the most important.
Join us again at the beautiful Barr Mansion, the first certified organic events facility in the nation, as we bring together seven great organizations for one great evening
Martin Montero is an Issues and Awareness committee member here at Net Impact Austin. Recently he has been working with a number of individuals to build a network for social entrepreneurship. He’s calling the effort the Austin Social Business Council and the stated goal is to make Austin a hub for social entrepreneurs.
