Blog posts tagged with zip

Apr 4, 2013 Kiva HQ KV
Kiva Zip hits $1 million! By Jonny Price
This is a guest post from Kiva Zip Director Jonny Price.

What's next?

I’m a huge West Wing fan, and one of my favorite quotes from President Jed Bartlett is that whenever his team achieves a tremendous success – broker a peace deal in the Middle East, or resolve a dispute between trade unions and their employers, for example – the President asks “what’s next?” I think it’s a great way to approach life.

Well we haven’t brokered any peace deals recently, but we are... Continue Reading >
Jan 1, 2013 Kiva HQ KV
Kiva SOUP for Social Entrepreneurs: Connecting local business owners to the Detroit community By Stephanie Bradley

 
Kiva Detroit joined forces this month with Detroit SOUP, a local organization that hosts monthly dinners to fund micro-grants for creative projects, to host the first ever Kiva SOUP for Social Entrepreneurs. Kiva Detroit, organized locally by Michigan Corps, selected four social entrepreneurs to present their ideas throughout the evening. At the end, attendees voted for which to support.
 
“The big intent of all of this is to continue building more connections within the community between people and entrepreneurs,...
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Jan 1, 2013 Kiva HQ KV
Zip borrower Cafeto grows with second loan By Emily Wakefield
Victor at Cafeto's first location.

Zip borrower Victor Chicero, owner of San Francisco-based coffee shop Cafeto, received one of the very first Kiva Zip loans to finish construction of his shop and realize his dream of owning his own business.

Now, we’re thrilled to announce that Cafeto was so successful in its first year that Victor is already taking out another loan to open a second location! Victor’s first loan allowed him to create four new jobs, and with a second... Continue Reading >