Book Review | “We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance” by Mara Kardas-Nelson

By Business and Career Librarian, Steven Assarian  Every so often, I read a book that upends my previous understanding of an idea. I just read a book like that.  It’s the book We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance by Mara Kardas-Nelson.  It’s a book about micro-finance: extending…
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Interview with Carlos Martinez, President of People First Economy

Interview by Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian People First Economy is a business support organization that provides equity and resiliency-building resources here in Grand Rapids to help build a ‘people first’ economy. But what does it mean to be ‘people first’ in business? I sat down with Carlos Martinez, President of People First Economy…
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