Entrepreneurship

Josefina, the dream weaver

Josefina is an indigenous Wayuu, from a village in La Guajira region, in western Colombia. Thanks to Bancamía, today she…

Measuring social impact, the key to the success of microfinance

Financial inclusion and how technology can be its ally were the main themes of the 13th Annual Global Microfinance Forum,…

BBVAMF women: entrepreneurs in a present with a future

Latin America is a place with great difficulties for women, especially in financial inclusion, development, participation in the labor market…

The challenge of running the “last mile” in the age of opportunity

In recent years, public and private organizations are increasingly working to eradicate poverty on a road beset with obstacles that…

Fondo Esperanza, 14 years supporting vulnerable entrepreneurs in Chile

The bank helps entrepreneurs in the neediest sectors by providing microfinance services so they can improve their living conditions and…

The IFC approves PEN 50 million for Financiera Confianza in Peru

International Finance Corporation, a World Bank Group institution dealing with the private sector, will provide PEN 50 million (USD 18…

Fondo Esperanza and Sernam sign collaboration agreement

The agreement seeks to benefit women who wish to improve their quality of life through entrepreneurship and self-employment. This alliance…

Fondo Esperanza signs cooperation agreement with AIEP

Fondo Esperanza (the Hope Fund) and the Instituto Profesional de la Universidad Andrés Bello, AIEP, signed this afternoon an agreement…

Keys to enterprising as a senior citizen

Until recently, people thought that useful working-life ended the day one retired from his job. Nonetheless, this belief has changed…

Enterprising mothers in Chile

Almost 600 thousand Chilean women have turned entrepreneurship into their main economic activity. 87% of them are mothers and more…