High Demand for Microcredit in Zürich Economy
(startupticker.ch, July 31, 2013)
Go! Ziel selbständig reports consistent high demand for microcredit financing in the first half of 2013, having provided over 100 consultations to potential youth entrepreneurs. Since 2009, the non-profit organization has been supporting aspiring entrepreneurs through providing information sessions, mentoring programs, and microcredit loans averaging 20,000 Swiss Francs (21,700 USD). Operating in the Canton of Zürich, Go! Ziel selbständig has been instrumental in helping provide capital to projects which may otherwise not be supported by banks. To date, it has supported 89 projects.