BYU Microfinance Club

Hey friends, interested in empowering the global poor? Due to popular demand, we've brought the Microfinance Club back to the Marriott School of Business at BYU. It propelled our movement in the 1980s globally & inspired other universities to launch courses & programs like ours for students & faculty across the nation. If you're living in the Utah area & interested in attending, please join us to learn more & get involved. The inaugural event occurred March 13, 2019 when we held our first MFI Forum. So check us out. It was held in Provo on Wed., March 13, 7:00 PM at BYU. The kick-off speaker was you-know-who. Other MFI & NGO social entrepreneurs will follow March 20, 28, & the first weeks of April. Get the dates on your calendar!

CJF is proof that ordinary people can do extraordinary things!
Founded by a couple of returned missionaries and their former mission president, the Cambodia Job Foundation is promoting self reliance for members of the church, and it is changing lives!

Our mission?
To help the people of Cambodia progress economically, become self-reliant, and improve the living situations for their families. We do this as we teach business entrepreneurship, financial management, and mentor small businesses to create jobs. Join the movement! http://cambodiajobfoundation.com/

Attention microfinancers! Check out this awesome micro-franchising opportunity in Paraguay:

Fellowship Description

Fairbourne Consulting is currently accepting applications for a Fairbourne Fellow to spend 9 months in Paraguay working to launch and scale microfranchise businesses in partnership with Fundacion Paraguaya with funding from the Inter-American Development Bank. Our objective is to build for-profit businesses that can scale to create thousands of jobs for low-income individuals in Paraguay. As a Fairbourne Fellow, you will play an integral role in launching, refining, and eventually scaling 5 microfranchise businesses over the initial 9 months of the project.

As a Fellow, we will take you through our proven framework for identifying, launching, refining and scaling microfranchise businesses in developing markets. To date, Fairbourne Consulting has helped launch over 30 businesses around the world. We believe in a rapid testing, rapid learning, and rapid iteration process to develop a strong business model that is ready to scale. This is an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience using business to alleviate poverty in developing markets. Fellows will build their management, analytical, and business skills.

Strong applicants have the following abilities and credentials:

Requirements:

Willing to relocate to Paraguay upon accepting the position
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
Fluency in Spanish
Experience working and living in developing markets, with preference toward Central and South American countries

Other Attributes/Experience:

Survey design, implementation, and analysis
Comfortable conducting interviews/asking questions
Strong communication skills, both written and oral
Demonstrable interest in using business to solve social issues
Personable
Able to self-manage and work remotely
Problem solving
Optimistic
Creative
Passionate
Driven to succeed

Compensation
All expenses paid (flight, housing, transportation)
$1,000/month stipend

If this sounds like you, please send us a cover letter and your resume to [email protected]. We will begin interviewing applicants September 26.