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As he couldn\u2019t find a job, he decided to set up his own business, using the USD 300 settlement from his previous job. But <strong>he needed support to carry on increasing his capital and his sales.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was in 2003 when he learned about <strong>Microserfin<\/strong>, BBVAMF\u2019s institution in Panama, which gave him an opportunity with his first loan of USD 700. Tiodoro is very grateful to the institution because it has been <strong>his ally for several years, making it viable for him to expand his business<\/strong> and through that help his family and community. The growth of his business has meant that his four children have had the education he could not.<\/p>\n<p>He currently owns four areas of farmland in different plots, which he uses to graze his cows, whose meat he sells in his grocery. 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