Kiva is an organization that connects people like us with entrepreneurs in the developing world and allows us to help them and their businesses.  By providing micro-loans to these entrepreneurs, we can help them lift themselves out of poverty.  We at DVC currently make 1% of our annual revenues available for lending to businesspeople in developing worlds through Kiva.  Click on the Kiva logo above to visit their website, or email us to ask us about our experience with Kiva and micro-lending.

 

 

 

New Resource Bank is a bank that serves businesses developing clean technologies, entrepreneurs specializing in ecologically friendly industries, and consumers concerned about the environment.  DVC uses New Resource Bank as our primary banking institution.  To find out more about the New Resource Community, click on their logo above.

 

 

Chris Mercer's blog on business value and valuation is a great tutorial on these subjects.  He has an uncommon talent for teaching complex concepts.  If I would recommend only 1 online source of information about business valuation concepts, this is it.

 

 
 

 

This site, run by the Kauffman Foundation has a wealth of resources for the entrepreneur.