by Bill | Oct 28, 2015 | microcredit, microfinance
Nancy Montoya, from Arizona Public Media, attended our presentation at St. Philip’s In The Hills Episcopal Church. Bill Holliday presented about the work of ProMex Group (charitable microfinance) in northern Mexico. You can see the coverage here: Tucson Nonprofit...
by Bill | Aug 21, 2015 | charity, Mexico, microcredit, microfinance
In addition to supporting Cimarron and EnComun, ProMex Group is now supporting FinReg. All three are microfinance (microcredit) organizations work to support small business development in the northern Mexican state of Sonora (bordering with the US). We are glad to...
by Bill | Jan 16, 2015 | charity, microcredit
I watched the movie ‘Living on One Dollar’ (which is on Netflix) this weekend. It follows four college kids as they live on an average of $1 a day for two months in rural Guatemala. They learn first hand about the struggles with getting enough calories,...
by Bill | Nov 28, 2014 | charity, Mexico, microcredit, microfinance
The results of a randomized impact study done in Nogales, Agua Prieta and Caborca are in and they can help us determine how to best serve our clients. Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco Manuela...
by Bill | Nov 28, 2014 | borrower profile, charity, Mexico, microcredit, microfinance
Teresa Garcias runs a small grocery store (a miscellaneous store) in Nogales, Mexico. She buys products in bulk and sells them in her neighborhood. She has been living in Nogales for 19 years and started working with ProMex Group in 2006. Her current loan is for...
by Bill | Nov 28, 2014 | borrower profile, charity, Mexico, microcredit, microfinance
Alfredo Martinez operates a small grocery store from a room connected to his home. He buys products at larger stores and sells them to his neighbors in Nogales, Mexico. He has been running this business for 4 years and has been borrowing from ProMex Group for 2...
