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98.04% repayment rate to date.
4,311 entrepreneurs funded.
$1,550,000.00 lent.
1 loan every 11 seconds.
1,633 gift certificates purchased.
4,578 new lenders joined.
18,707 lenders made a loan.

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Featured Entrepreneurs

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Joy Ebowe Nigeria Clothing Sales Joy is 29 years old, single and has no children. She hopes to get married very soon. She lives in Benin City, Edo... more >>

$475

0% raised

Rosalina Flores Obando Nicaragua Property Doña Rosalina is 40 years old and a single mother of two daughters. The older one is 26 years old and has two... more >>

$825

0% raised

Inés Bladimir Cruz Centeno Nicaragua Personal Products Sales This gentleman named Inés Cruz sells costume jewelry such as hairclips, hair ties, earrings, bracelets, watches, and... more >>

$725

0% raised

Rejoice Eke Nigeria Bricks Rejoice is 32 years old and married with four children. She lives in Delta State, Nigeria. She sells bricks to help... more >>

$550

50% raised

Sorry Heart Group Sierra Leone Food Market These are members of the Sorry Heart Group. They are small-scale businesspeople in Magburaka, a town in northern... more >>

$650

84% raised

Augusta Asemota Eniye Nigeria Pharmacy Augusta is a nurse by training. She also has a medicine stall, where she treats and sells medicines at retail prices... more >>

$675

18% raised

Cristina United States Child Care Cristina started her day care business 6 years ago after working at an electronics factory in Fremont for eighteen... more >>

$10,000

12% raised

Marie Ndour Senegal Beauty Salon Marie NDOUR is a 38-year-old woman who is married and the mother of seven children, plus she has two of her brothers... more >>

$1,150

86% raised

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Lender:	Kevin & Sherry
Location:	Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada
Joined:	January 14, 2007
Occupation:	Business Owner
I Loan Because:	We feel the best way to move forward is to do so yourself but it is always nice to get a little help from your friends and we feel priviledged to be in a position to do so.
About me:	We manufacture and sell t-shirts and other garments mostly with wildlife designs on them.