http://blog.kld.com/sriesg-investing/community-investing-the-faith-based-investing-forum-february-27-28/ SRI, ESG, antitrust, Climate change, Emerging Markets, Engagement, Foundations & Endowments, Globalization, Green Building, Investments, KLD, Law & Economics, Management, Microfinance, Mission-based Investing, Organic Food, Pensions, Private Equity, Product Safety, Proxy Voting, SEC, Social Enterprises, SRI/ESG Investing, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability Reporting, Transparency Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://blog.kld.com/sriesg-investing/community-investing-the-faith-based-investing-forum-february-27-28/#comment-6459 Josh Silverman Sun, 25 May 2008 20:23:39 +0000 http://blog.kld.com/sriesg-investing/community-investing-the-faith-based-investing-forum-february-27-28/#comment-6459 It's really an extension of the microloan program up the developing country "food chain". In the US, microloans would have a hard go because we have a debt culture - repayment is almost an afterthought. Part of the mission at Silverman Strategies is to serve the niche market for investment banking where traditional banking and Small Business Association programs can not function, or what venture capital would deem too small. Consequently, we're able to generate a 9% return to our investors without charging our clients the onerous rates of most "hard-money" lenders. It’s really an extension of the microloan program up the developing country “food chain”. In the US, microloans would have a hard go because we have a debt culture - repayment is almost an afterthought. Part of the mission at Silverman Strategies is to serve the niche market for investment banking where traditional banking and Small Business Association programs can not function, or what venture capital would deem too small. Consequently, we’re able to generate a 9% return to our investors without charging our clients the onerous rates of most “hard-money” lenders.

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