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Date Added: 09-22-2005
Date Modified: 04-29-2009
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Specialist Hotline
www.microlinks.org/hotline

 Welcome to the Specialist Hotline!  This tool allows USAID mission staff and microenterprise practitioners to get timely, accurate, and thoughtful responses to their technical or conceptual questions about microenterprise issues.

Below you will see our existing selection of questions and answers. Browse through our growing collection, and submit any pressing microenterprise question by clicking the button below. We want to hear from you.

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Does USAID have microlending programs for women in developing coutries?
"Does USAID have microlending programs for women in developing ..."
Asked by: Lydia Mwebesa,
Answered by: Anicca Jansen, USAID, Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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How can we encourage & motivate women savers who lack confidence into starting/running a business?
"We have a program known as Small Enterprise Development (SED) which ..."
Asked by: Grace Bini, ADRA Papua New Guinea
Answered by: Jason Wolfe, U.S. Agency for International Development
Answer: Click here.


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Are current investments in the Microfinance industry enough? Can cash-flow be monitored accurately?
"I am doing some research recently on the current development of the ..."
Asked by: Wenhan Lian, Annexum Invest BV
Answered by: Nhu-An Tran, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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Are there any operational manuals for community-based microfinance institutions?
"We are working in India to Support SHG (Self-Help Groups) and their ..."
Asked by: B. Anjaneyulu, APMAS
Answered by: Specialist Hotline Staff,
Answer: Click here.


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Is there any free software to do MFI business and financial planning?
"Is there any free software available for business planning ..."
Asked by: Safwat Amirhom,
Answered by: Barry Lennon, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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How Does USAID Support Microfinance?
"What types of projects does USAID use to support microfinance? What ..."
Asked by: Economic Growth Officer, USAID Mission,
Answered by: Terence Miller, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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What is Best Practice for Supporting Mature MFIs?
"We are operating in a country that has a fairly mature microfinance ..."
Asked by: Economic Growth Officer, USAID Mission
Answered by: Anicca Jansen, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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What's the best MIS for a Microfinance Institution?
"We have been working closely with a number of growing MFIs. An ongoing ..."
Asked by: Economic Growth Officer, USAID Mission
Answered by: Barry Lennon, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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Does Regulation of Microfinance Differ from That of Traditional Banks?
"How does the regulation of microfinance differ from the regulation of ..."
Asked by: Economic Growth Officer, USAID Mission
Answered by: Barry Lennon, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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How Can We Include Microfinance in Other Programming?
"Our Mission is eager to incorporate microfinance components into an ..."
Asked by: Economic Growth Officer, USAID Mission
Answered by: Barry Lennon, USAID Microenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.


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Why Do Microfinance Programs Fail?
"One of the benefits I constantly hear about microfinance and ..."
Asked by: Economic Growth Officer, USAID Mission
Answered by: Barry Lennon, USAID Micorenterprise Development office
Answer: Click here.