Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2010 version)
by V.G. Narayanan and V. Kasturi Rangan
Founded as a for-profit microfinance company, Equitas had acquired nearly a million clients in the short two years since it was founded. The founder, Vasu, and his management team wished to accelerate the already impressive spurt to three million clients in the next two years. The case describes the company's business model, which attempts to integrate microfinance with social development, and provides students with the opportunity to discuss the scaling options and challenges facing the founder.
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Microfinance; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; India;
Citation:
Narayanan, V.G., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Equitas Microfinance: The Fastest-Growing MFI on the Planet." Harvard Business School Case 510-104, April 2013. (Revised from original March 2010 version.)
Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2013
Equitas Microfinance (B): Response to the Andhra Pradesh Crisis
V.G. Narayanan, V. Kasturi Rangan and Vidhya Muthuram
Keywords: business model; for-profit firms; Microfinance; growth and development strategy; corporate social responsibility and impact; social enterprise; financial services industry; Social Enterprise; India;
Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2013 version)
Equitas Microfinance (C): Advent of Regulation
Keywords: business model; for-profit firms; Micro Finance; growth and development strategy; corporate social responsibility and impact; Social Enterprise; India;
Equitas Microfinance: The Fastest-Growing MFI on the Planet
V.G. Narayanan and V. Kasturi Rangan
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