Micro-finance, which includes micro-credit as one it its services, has become big business with a range of models – from those that operate on a strictly business basis to those who come from a philanthropic base, through Non Government organisations (NGOs). Success is often measured by the...

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relationship between microfinance institutions and the poor inBeira-Mozambique and the benefits accruing from the established relationships. The studyfocuses on access to credit and the promotion of entrepreneurship among the target group.The study concludes that...

In 1997, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs commenced an Inquiry into Indigenous Business. However, after a Commonwealth election held late in 1998, the government decided not to continue the Inquiry and its investigations have not...