Course Description
Lectures
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Lecture 1 - What is Microfinance?
Geoff Davis, founder and CEO of Unitus, explains the meaning of microfinance and the huge potential and impact the field has. He goes on to discuss the difference between microfinance and micro credit. He reveals that microfinance has a huge growth opportunity as it is potentially a five billion dollar market and is currently about a one billion dollar market.
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Lecture 2 - Role of Unitus
Davis talks about how he got involved in micro credit and how it led to the formation of Unitus. He explains how Unitus is different form Grameen Bank, a pioneer in the field of microfinance. Unitus uses an Acceleration Model, a venture approach to do micro finance. This means they invest in programs around the world that offer micro loans and that have high growth potential to accelerate their growth.
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Lecture 3 - Micro credit - A profitable business?
Davis believes that microfinance institutions can be profitable. This is a business opportunity with incredible social impact, he says.
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Lecture 4 - Challenges Faced by Unitus
Davis talks about one of the biggest challenges he faced with Unitus: coming into an established industry that has been successful and showing that things can be done differently and better.
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Lecture 5 - Following Your Gut
Set your sights high and go for it, says Davis. He encourages students who want to make a difference to believe and follow their dreams with grit and ingenuity.
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Lecture 6 - Prodding Small Companies to Think Big
Davis discusses how Unitus helps transform small non-profit companies into large profitable companies. Unitus makes the companies think bigger and expand their vision. They try to paint the picture of a possibility of a bigger future, he notes.
