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Helping Rural Business Thrive in Developing Nations

October 19th, 2009

rootcapital2Willie Foote saw farmers and farmer cooperatives in developing nations often struggling to survive. What resulted was a vision turned non-profit organization that is making great strides in helping small rural businesses thrive…

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Root Capital

October 16th, 2009

rootcapital1American farmers know the financial difficulties that result from conditions that are often out of their control. Now imagine you are a small farmer in a developing nation and those challenges increase exponentially. Today we visit with an organization working to change that…

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