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Sustainability, collaboration and creativity are at the basis of the changes currently being experienced by our society. Since 2008, Defiant Imagination has been looking at how these concepts are being applied to different areas of our daily life: urbanism, food, the economy, social media, and more.
Its author, Flavie Halais, is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist.-
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Microloans work best when business skills are taught to receivers
A recent New York Times article looking at several examples of microcredit programs around the world notes that their efficiency is increased when business skills are also taught to the receivers. Small business owners thrive when povided with basic entrepreneurship skills and networking opportunities, which allow them to discover new approaches and ideas.
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Local currencies: help businesses, connect residents
An article in Yes! magazine’s summer issue presents local currencies as a way to limit the effects of the recession by stimulating local economies. Local currencies such as the Chiemgauer in Germany or BerkShares in Massachussetts force cash to be spent in local businesses, thereby maximizing the use of profits and reconnecting citizens with their [...]
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Microcredit institution moving to the West
The Internet-based lending program Kiva will now turn to the United States to fight poverty after serving third world countries for the past four years. Its president Kemal Shah said access to credit has become more difficult for small business owners because of the economic crisis, particularly in the U.S.
Kiva allows individual lenders to finance [...]
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