This Veterans Day, we are celebrating the growing number of women veterans who are building businesses here in the United States.
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To celebrate World Statistics Day, we’re sharing the infographics that have most influenced our work empowering women entrepreneurs and promoting financial inclusion here in the United States.
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8% of U.S. households – and nearly one in three whose income is less than $15,000 a year – do not have a bank account. To remedy this problem and provide a point of entry for financial services to the poor, many have looked to the surge in mobile phones as a possible solution.
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Over the coming days, world leaders will convene for the annual United Nations General Assembly to agree upon the 17 proposed sustainable development goals (SDGs) that aim to end poverty, tackle inequality and combat climate change. Goal #5 is to achieve gender equality.
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Last week, a Pew Research report found that businesses owned by women and minorities lagged far behind male-owned firms in terms of revenue share.
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Grameen America partnered with Women Entrepreneurs of New York City (WE NYC) to provide our New York City borrowers with the tools necessary to build successful businesses.
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This Fourth of July, Grameen America is celebrating financial independence for the 50,000 women reached by our program who have been empowered to build small businesses and create better lives for themselves and their families.
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From CGI America in Denver, CO to the new Yunus Social Business Centre to be opened in Worcester, MA, there has been a lot of recent buzz about financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.
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