International Charity Assists American Entrepreneurs

By Nicole Wallace

Kiva has been enormously successful matching entrepreneurs in developing countries with people who want to lend them money. In less than four years, visitors to the Web site have made loans totaling more than $75-million.

Now the San Francisco charity is testing the idea of also including U.S. entrepreneurs.

"Most people think of microfinance as something that helps people in the developing world alone, but the impact of microfinance can be felt in any community that supports