At the beginning of this year, we set a goal to fund 10 small business owners in developing countries as part of the Inn on Mill Creek’s 10th birthday celebration. We’re part of a microlending program through Kiva, where regular people like us can pool our money with other lenders to loan to people with small businesses who are trying to lift themselves out of poverty, make a positive impact in their communities and be part of making their local economies stronger. When the business owners pay back their loans, we can either take our money out or invest in another entrepreneur; we choose to do the latter.

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