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      <title>LadiesLending: Femture Capital for Female Entrepreneurs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p>London, UK -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sbwire.com/">SBWIRE</a>) -- 07/21/2014 --  <a class="extlink"  target="_blank"  rel="nofollow noopener" title="LadiesLending" href="http://www.ladieslending.com/">LadiesLending</a> is a quite unique investment company. They invest in female entrepreneurs. Their focus is on SME companies that are being managed, led or established by women. <br />
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Lower Risk – Great Chances<br />
Women receive just 4.2% of the total venture capital funding. When it comes to raising money from venture capitalists, the gender of an entrepreneur apparently matters. But without good reason!<br />
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The founder of LadiesLending, Edith Jansen, is a female entrepreneur herself, so she knows that investing in women means less risk. This is confirmed by research: " Of the owners of bankrupt companies just 14.6% were female entrepreneurs and 85,4% male."(Graydon: Bankruptcies: cause and effect) <br />
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So she decided to establish LadiesLending, offering Venture Capital and Private Equity to female entrepreneurs.<br />
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At LadiesLending, they are very social responsible, and were looking for opportunities to do more. So they came up with a new credit model for low-income women: <br />
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MicroFemture for Female MicroBusinesses! <br />
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At <a class="extlink"  target="_blank"  rel="nofollow noopener" title="MircroFemture" href="http://www.microfemture.com/">MircroFemture</a> woman can get small loans (between 500€ - 5.000€) at very low interest (only to cover costs) for the set up of a microbusiness.  By investing money, time and knowledge in these microbusinesses, these women are helped to perform optimally - and in doing so, to create sufficient profit to pay back the loan, and built up a successful microbusiness. <br />
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So more women will become independent and be a part of the society again. Economic dependence is not good for women, and not a good example for their daughters!<br />
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About Microfemture<br />
Microfemture is the only non-profit operating Microfinance Institution in Europe. MicroFemture must not be considered as a gift. It is a loan. This is a very conscious choice of the lenders, as it will lead to a certain responsibility.  Another important step in the way to independency! <br />
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Or as they say at MicroFemture: Proud to help realizing their dreams!</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Edith M. Jansen<br />MicroFemture<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/contact/531355">Click to Email Edith M. Jansen</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.microfemture.com/">http://www.microfemture.com/</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=531355&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2014 03:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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