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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Founder | Yanki Tshering |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Small Business, Immigrants, Refugees, Women |
| Location | |
| Method | Microfinance |
| Website | www.nybcna.org |
Business Center for New Americansis a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in New York City that works ....
History
editBusiness Center for New Americans was founded in 1997 ....
Mission
editBusiness Center for New Americans mission is....[1]
Programs
editBusiness Center for New Americans provides funds and technical assistance... Business Center for New Americans....
- Help them find financing, either through loan-guarantee programs (Growth Guarantees) or direct funding (Pioneer Fund)
- Improve their IT systems, through Mifos, its open-source MIS software
- Ensure that their staff are as productive as possible, through services and consulting provided by its Human Capital Center
Working with local allies, Business Center for New Americans also ....:
- Their health, through such programs as the Mobile Technology for Community Health (MOTECH) initiative in Ghana
- Their crops, through such programs as the Community Knowledge Worker initiative in Uganda
Business Center for New Americans also works to help the poor receive training and benefit from small-business opportunities, further enabling them to improve their lives and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families. [1]
Awards
editFurther reading
edit- Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Another Look; Kathleen Odell, June 2010.
- Op-Ed by Alex Counts and Jay Bakhru on increasing U.S. Aid spending on microfinance; Foreign Policy Digest, February 2009.
References
edit- ^ a b "Providing Access: Opening Doors for the World's Poorest, 2009-2010 Annual Report" (PDF). Grameen Foundation. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
External links
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Category:Nonprofits based in New York
Category:Microfinance organizations
Category:Non-profit organizations based in the United States
Category:Organizations established in 1997