“More than 50 million small entrepreneurs are seen as unbankable in Indonesia. Nusa Makmur aims to change this by collaborating with local cooperatives in the country. Through these cooperatives Nusa Makmur reaches the entrepreneurs that make a difference in their local communities.”
Op zondag 1 april (geen grap) kwam ik aan in Yogyakarta. Gelukkig had Novita, Executive Assistent bij Nusa Makmur, me al voorbereid op het vervoer. In plaats van onderhandelen met een taxi-chauffeur in de hitte (33 graden) heb je handige Apps waarmee je een chauffeur kunt vinden in de buurt. Je kunt voor de Indonesische Uber gaan, genaamd GrabCar of gebruik GoJek voor een motortaxi.
Written by Tobias Grinwis on 22 March 2018
Two captains of industries - and not coincidentally two B-Corps - are combining forces. Sistema.bio is a social enterprise that provides biogas digesters and appliances to rural farmers in several countries in Latin America, Kenya and India. Lendahand allows retail investors to sustain this initiative while earning a decent financial return. Together they will positively impact the lives of more than 4.500 people.
Written by Peter Stolze on 16 March 2018
5 March 2018 it was exactly 5 years ago that the first investment was made on our crowdfunding platform. Looking back, we can honestly say it's been a hell of a ride: we experienced 5 exciting and hectic years with many challenges.
As the title should have made clear, my name is Alessandro Kowsoleea. Since the first of March I have joined Lendahand as intern in the investments team. As intern, I aim to support the team as much as I can in day-to-day activities. Fortunately, there is always tons to do!
Written by Koen The on 12 March 2018
More than 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to energy. Most of them are in Africa. But something beautiful is developing. In the coming decades, more and more of these people will have access to energy. And it can be done in a way that will not damage our planet.
Wat een kwartaal! Het beste kwartaal in de geschiedenis van Lendahand qua investeringen op de website. En niet alleen mochten we dit kwartaal meer nieuwe investeerders verwelkomen dan in alle voorgaande kwartalen van 2017, ook breidden we uit naar Engeland.
Written by Koen The on 19 February 2018
Het zal niemand ontgaan zijn dat de rente historisch laag staat. Op je spaargeld ontvang je een rente die lager is dan de inflatie. Dat betekent dat je in reële waarde erop achteruit gaat door te sparen. Immers, met je spaargeld inclusief rente kan je over een jaar minder goederen kopen dan vandaag. En dan moet je ook nog eens rekening houden met de gevreesde vermogensrendementsheffing. Kortom, je spaarpotje wordt kleiner waar je bij staat. En snel ook.
Written by Peter Stolze on 9 February 2018
As of February 2018, Lendahand has begun the transition of the Advisory Board to a Supervisory Board.
Written by Hans Kramer on 8 February 2018
This week the Energy4Impact knowledge center launched their third report on crowd-based energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In the report Energy4Impact concludes that Lendahand takes a leading position worldwide in financing the energy transition in Africa. We grow to a solid third place in the ranking.
Written by Koen The on 21 November 2017
Bij Lendahand kunnen mensen investeren in lokale partners (banken en non banking financial institutions) of direct in ondernemers. Het rendement op deze investeringen ligt (inmiddels) tussen de 2.5% en de 8% op jaarbasis. Dat is nogal een verschil. Feitelijk is rente een prijs die wordt betaald. Maar de prijs waarvan?
Written by Peter Stolze on 14 November 2017
Regelmatig ontvangen we gedurende de 1e week van de maand vragen van investeerders wanneer de terugbetalingen op de wallets worden gestort. We geven dan altijd aan dat terugbetalingen ‘doorgaans plaatsvinden gedurende de 1e 10 werkdagen van de maand’. De logische vervolgvraag is dan ook, waarom het vaak daadwerkelijk 10 werkdagen duurt voordat terugbetalingen op de wallets staan. Reden om een en ander eens uiteen te zetten.
Written by Koen The on 2 November 2017
"Heeft Generatie X het dan toch beter voor elkaar? Op dit moment zou je geneigd zijn te zeggen van wel. Ze zijn niet zo well-off als de babyboomers maar kennen wel termen als pensioenpremie holidays en hebben een sterk stijgende trend in huisprijzen meegemaakt".
Written by Peter Stolze on 25 October 2017
CEO Arnoud de Vroomen: "And this is what makes us really proud of what we do: we change lives on a daily basis! Thousands of people are now experiencing, for the first time in their lives, what it is like to have electricity and by investing in our latest project you can be part of this, while earning a good return."
Written by Hans Kramer on 5 October 2017
Two of Europe’s leading online impact investing platforms Lendahand and Ethex with support from UK aid and Virgin Unite have launched Energise Africa – putting life changing solar home systems within the financial reach of rural families.
Written by Tobias Grinwis on 14 September 2017
Soon Lendahand will offer projects where you can invest alongside institutional investors via a fund managed by our new partner from Zimbabwe, Vakayi Capital Partners.
Written by Hans Kramer on 19 July 2017
We are very pleased to announce the partnership of Luxembourg headquartered and Frankfurt-listed FinTech, MyBucks S.A.
Written by Hans Kramer on 19 June 2017
Have you ever wondered why people in third world countries retreive plastic from trash cans? Talking with Kheng and Bunkhoeung I got the answer to that question.
Written by Tobias Grinwis on 24 April 2017
A while ago we received a nice question from Wendele, one of our lenders. She would go traveling in Latin America and was wondering if she could do anything for us. We asked her to visit some of "our" entrepreneurs during her stay in Colombia. We just received an enthusiastic mail about her first day visiting our local partner Eclof!
