Financial literacy for the poor: why it matters.

Money management is a critical life skill. Those without it are often forced into a downward cycle of poverty and missed financial opportunity. Even minor setbacks can be devastating. The impoverished in developing countries are …

FIU Microlenders

Rose is a merchant from Benin City, Nigeria who needed a small loan to expand her inventory by adding pepper soup and tomatoes. Like the majority of women micro-entrepreneurs, Rose is a responsible businesswoman who …

New student organization helps fight global poverty, one dollar at a time.

Members of FIU Micro Lenders with Robert Hogner (back row), instructor, Business in Society course

What would you do if someone handed you $25? Buy the latest best-selling novel? See a movie with …