At this point, I want to share the story of a small food producer who was able to grow her home-based business with the help of a microfinance loan. Her business was able to put food on their family’s table, send her children to school and improve the overall quality of life of their family. We met at an awards program for microentrepreneurs.
What I distinctly recall is that a year after she won the award, she was given the opportunity to export her goods. Sadly, she was unable to meet the order due to lack of capacity and additional financing from her microfinance institution.