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Art, music and tradition- a venture oriented to promoting cultural heritage

A chinchinero is an urban street performer in Chile, usually a man or young boy, who plays a “bass drum”-type…

A virtual meeting point to make actual progress

Ximena González Chu-Han is a female entrepreneur who loves trying new things. In her dressmaking studio, using her intuition, she…

René Vargas: from a tattoo studio to a university seminar

One can easily imagine the daily routine at Roda Body Art, a body decoration studio in the town of Puerto…

When soccer also contributes to development

Soccer is a sport that excites and unites many. It is one of the few things that manage to bring…

Fondo Esperanza will award thirty thousand entrepreneurs throughout Chile

This year, BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Chilean institution, Fondo Esperanza (FE), will acknowledge the merit of over thirty thousand entrepreneurs in…

Microfinance improves women’s income and reduces gender gap

According to BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Social Performance Report, which includes results from its Chilean institutions Fondo Esperanza and Emprende MF,…

Fondo Esperanza’s ‘Somos FE’ App now reaches more entrepreneurs

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Chilean institution, Fondo Esperanza, launched ‘Somos FE’: an innovative mobile app early this year, and which…

Technology and entrepreneurship, a recipe for success

If anyone had told Cristian Águila a few years ago that his life could be changed by some stones, he…

Eco Bebé: innovation and creativity in children’s clothing

Day after day entrepreneurs gather courage and commit to make a success out of a business that could give them…

‘Somos FE’ the App that boosts entrepreneurship and advances progress

“If we use technology in the service of entrepreneurship and we democratize access so that it could be used as…

Raspberries mean success

Adriana and Francisco started with a small orchard and now they have four hectares where, as well as raspberries, they…

Solidarity as collateral

For many years Magali has been a member of one of the community banks that make up Fondo Esperanza, the…