<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post2944485262310065549..comments</id><updated>2008-10-01T01:11:22.137-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on microfranchising: Kiva should co-brand with microfranchises</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://microfranchising.blogspot.com/feeds/2944485262310065549/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37488667/2944485262310065549/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://microfranchising.blogspot.com/2008/09/kiva-should-co-brand-with.html'/><author><name>David Stoker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00885859888162958520</uri><email>daviddstoker@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post-3318716746340741056</id><published>2008-10-01T01:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T01:11:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I think this is a great idea, Dave!  I've read tha...</title><content type='html'>I think this is a great idea, Dave!  I've read that Kiva's lender base has grown much more quickly than its network of MFIs and borrowers, and this could be an excellent way to diversify.  This could also be quite effective in China, where microfinance is much less developed than in other places.  I think that biomass cookstoves could be an excellent microfranchise.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37488667/2944485262310065549/comments/default/3318716746340741056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37488667/2944485262310065549/comments/default/3318716746340741056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://microfranchising.blogspot.com/2008/09/kiva-should-co-brand-with.html?showComment=1222848660000#c3318716746340741056' title=''/><author><name>Leslie Forman</name><uri>www.wokai.org</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://microfranchising.blogspot.com/2008/09/kiva-should-co-brand-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post-2944485262310065549' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37488667/posts/default/2944485262310065549' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>