Learn about U.S. Microfinance
"As small businesses continue to struggle, a new movement to support start-ups has borrowed a page from the developing world. As Kelly Wallace reports, 'micro-loans' could be the next big thing..." Watch the...
"The Boston Beer Company is helping small businesses thrive. Jim Koch, the company's president and founder, tells CNBC how he's helping brew the American dream..." Watch full CNBC clip here
"At a time when the nation's biggest banks are keeping a tight rein on credit, community-based microlenders have been trying to fill the gap with low-value loans for mom-and-pop businesses and other entrepreneurs. ...
"It would be a far cry from her days at CBS and MTV, but Maureen Isern wanted to continue her TV production career - on her own. She started a multimedia firm, Moped Productions, in 2007 out of her Park Slope,...
"Loretta Harrison is a born hustler. "I been making and selling things since I was about 8 years old," says the 45-year-old, unemployed mom. She buys wholesale in Manhattan -- balloons, socks, scarves, you name it...
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