When Gerhard Bruckermann left his position as chairman and CEO of the European bank DEPFA late last year, he took his knowledge of the banking world and public financing to good use. He took a ...

Vikas Lalwani is a member of the marketing team at FusionCharts, a startup providing JavaScript charts to 23,000+ customers. He also volunteers as community manager at Zidisha, Microfinance, in ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

In addition to crowdfunding, microlending is a possible alternative for small businesses seeking alternative forms of investment. Many entrepreneurs believe that microlending is only a funding option ...

In the three decades since Muhammad Yunus came up with the idea of microloans for women to start businesses as a way of combating poverty in the world's poorest societies, it has attracted widespread ...

When Isabel Vásquez talks about her journey from impoverished single mother in El Salvador to successful entrepreneur, the 49-year-old looks to the ceiling to thank God and makes the sign of the cross ...