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Why We’re Building Sapling

Generating economic growth and returns through the revival of community lending for SMEs — SMEs: Powering Global Growth & Job Creation As we discussed in our origin story post, here at Sapling we love SMEs — a lot. SMEs drive growth, which helps everyone, including nearly half the world, that live on less than $5.50 a day. Worldwide, SMEs represent over 90% of businesses and are responsible for 50–70% of employment…

Ethereum

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Why We’re Building Sapling
Why We’re Building Sapling

Published in Sapling

·Jun 20

Sapling: How The Seed Was Planted 🌱

There is a way to make a positive impact in the world by combining business, community and crypto. This is the story of Sapling’s birth — Twenty-three years ago I worked for a non-governmental organisation (NGO) delivering medical relief in Tajikistan. In the aftermath of a five-year-long civil war the country was a mess. As stability was slowly restored, NGOs descended to aid in the rebuilding efforts. …

Sme Lending

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Sapling: How The Seed Was Planted 🌱
Sapling: How The Seed Was Planted 🌱
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