Travel Report: First visit to GSB Capital in Mongolia
Here I am with part two of my travel report from our due diligence trip to Mongolia, sharing everything I got to learn about microfinance institution GSB Capital. A story worth telling.
Written by Lynn Van Den Broeck on 30 January 2024
After arriving in Tonga by sailboat, Lynn joined SPBD Tonga for a day to meet some local entrepreneurs. She documented the stories of four women who received a micro-loan for their businesses.
Here I am with part two of my travel report from our due diligence trip to Mongolia, sharing everything I got to learn about microfinance institution GSB Capital. A story worth telling.
Join our Kenyan writer Charity, as she takes us through her typical day in Nairobi. Charity introduces us to the small entrepreneurs she regularly visits. However, this time, she goes beyond experiencing their services. Charity asks them about their experiences as entrepreneurs - uncovering their challenges, and successes, and exploring their financing needs and possibilities.
Ever had the desire to visit the entrepreneurs you invest in? So did our colleague Jorge! He had the opportunity to visit microfinance institution InvesCore during a trip to Mongolia with our Investments Team.
A new investment opportunity makes its appearance on Lendahand. Microfinance institution Sofipa in Mexico is seeking crowdfunding to provide group loans to women entrepreneurs.
4 out of 10 companies in Peru have a woman in charge. Yet, as in many other emerging countries, getting access to financing is more difficult for women than their fellow male entrepreneurs. Local borrower KORI helps women tackle this challenge.
One tradition during the holiday season is to curl up on your couch and watch classic Christmas movies. Here’s your alternative list of movies, specially put together for impact makers.
Entrepreneurs Dinora and Eduardo are both clients from Creze, a financial institution in Mexico. We recently had the chance to meet them and learn how Creze has helped them grow their business.
Our investments team recently had the opportunity to visit the Mikro Kapital team in Moldova and meet entrepreneurs who benefited from their loans. You can read about their visit here.
Lendahand got a chance to visit one of our portfolio companies, Sollatek Electronics Kenya, to find out how their products and services impact the community.
We spent a day with iProcure's management, employees, and customers to understand the company’s operations, future goals, and how their services are impacting the community.
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