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Consulting in Microfinance Consulting
Half of your time is spent consulting with microfinance institutions on their marketing and product development projects (eg. launching a microinsurance program). Half of your time is spent doing research on best practices and developing relationships in the industry. Edit
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Reference Docs in Microfinance Consulting
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Microfinance Investment: Due Diligence for Financial and Social Return
Presented at the 2011 Take Action! Impact Investing Conference in San Francis... via Slideshare -
Microfinance as an asset class and related case studies
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Evolution of Microfinanance Investment Landscape and Reasons behind the growth of Social Investments
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Guide To Microfinance - India - Sample
Microfinance, a concept popularized by Muhammad Yunus, has grown tremendously... via Slideshare -
Stanford Graduate School of Business: Social Venture 101 20November08
A presentation I made to the Stanford Graduate School of Business on November... via Slideshare -
Microfinance and the Double Bottom Line
Paper exploring the link to and value of Social Return and the Double Bottom ... via Slideshare -
Funding for Startups
ZENESYS Consulting Skills Certification program uses live projects teaching. ... via Slideshare -
Microfinance in India
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Microfinance and Health
Working paper exploring the value and method to integrate these important dev... via Slideshare -
Presentation on Microfinance
This is a presentation created by a group I was a part of, for a course on Gl... via Slideshare
Recent Questions and Answers
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What are the highlights of being a Consulting in Microfinance Consulting?
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0mkapGreat way to learn about microfinance and get into the industry. You get exposure to microfinance institutions in different countries and develop an expertise that is valuable.
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What are the lowlights of being a Consulting in Microfinance Consulting?
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0mkap
- Travel: Consultants based out of the U.S. typically do 1-2 international trips per month. This makes it difficult for people to invest in their personal life and to have good work/life balance.
- Compensation: Microfinance nonprofits pay significantly lower than for-profit financial services firms.
- Responsibility: As a consultant, you don't get the responsibility and satisfaction for seeing your ideas implemented.
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What's the best way to thrive as a Consulting in Microfinance Consulting?
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0mkap
It is important to have an expertise related to microfinance or a specific product. For example, consultants working in microinsurance should have experience working in microinsurance or the traditional insurance industry.
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