Perhaps it will also serve as a reminder to those who think they have grand and global solutions to the challenges of the world that it is often thro… - Muhammad Yunus

Thus, the social business might be described as a “non-loss, non-dividend company,” dedicated entirely to achieving a social goal.

To me, the poor are like Bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a six-inch deep flower pot, you get a perfect replica of the tallest tree, but it is only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted; only the soil-base you provided was inadequate.

Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong with their seeds. Only society never gave them a base to grow on.

People.. were poor not because they were stupid or lazy. They worked all day long, doing complex physical tasks. They were poor because the financial institution in the country did not help them widen their economic base.