This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Are you looking for funds for your business and thought that no facility will support you b/c the banks will only give big money and the micro-financiers give very small? you are wrong, Listen what Michael has to say about it.

Michael Addisu Haile is the CEO and Lead Promoter of Nisir Micro-finance Institution at 31 years of age. Nisir Micro-finance is the first of its kind in the Ethiopian financial sector. Through his micro-finance institution, Haile has a vision to contribute to one of the main constraints for young and small-scale entrepreneurs, access to finance in Ethiopia. He has mobilized more than 200 shareholders, including flagship institutional investors, with a subscribed capital of roughly 14 million ETB and a paid-up capital of 7.6 million ETB, which is four times the minimum legal requirement for license from Central Bank of Ethiopia. Haile is a chartered financial analyst who holds an MA in Finance and Accounting. He was one of 12 Ethiopian Mandela Washington Fellows in 2014, allowing him to study Business & Entrepreneurship for six weeks at the Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA. He is also one of 25 grant winners who received $25,000 to expand their business.

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