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Kiva.org Doles Out Micro Loans that are the Color of Money

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 21, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Kiva.org, a micro-lending site that connects lenders with borrowers, is announcing a new loan category called Kiva Green Loans (and it’s not called that after the color of money). The green loans will be for “green” businesses and individuals, who are trying to reduce their impact on the environment around the world. The new loans are for businesses that include such things as recycling or the switching to organic fertilizer. As with most micro-loans, the amounts can be as small as $25.

Got Broadband? Not Sure? There's a Map for That.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

It took two years and $350 million, but America now has a detailed map showing where all its broadband Internet connections are and where they are not.

On Deck, Which Helps Small Businesses Get Capital, Lands Some of Its Own

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 27, 2011 at 4:50 am PT

On Deck Capital, which helps small businesses aggregate their financial information to help them get the loans they need, lands $15 million in a funding round led by SAP Capital.

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A Former Google Executive's Payday-Loan Alternative

Tomio Geron, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 14, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Doug Merrill, former Google Inc. chief information officer and vice president of engineering, came up with the idea for start-up ZestCash Inc. after seeing his sister-in-law struggle to pay for new tires.

Sumner Redstone: I’m Done Selling CBS, Viacom Shares. I Mean It.

Peter Kafka in Media on October 30, 2008 at 6:20 am PT

CBS chairman Sumner Redstone’s message to investors: Don’t worry, I’m done selling shares in my beaten-down media properties. But Redstone, who has already had to sell $233 million worth of CBS and Viacom stock earlier this month, wouldn’t discuss his current debt troubles with analysts during this morning’s earnings call.

Tracking Your Money Without Paying a Mint

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on April 30, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

A free Web site called Mint.com hopes to help users get a better handle on where their money is going, how much is in each account, and what can be done to budget that money more efficiently.