Andersen, Laura

Founded in 1961, Accion International is a private, nonprofit organization that establishes several microfinance institutions worldwide. It provides microenterprise loans, business training and other financial services for self-employed and underprivileged individuals. With locations in more than 25 developing and underdeveloped countries, the organization serves over 2.5 million individuals in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the United States. It offers savings and credit services, as well as credit scoring for improvement in loan evaluation processes. The organization develops marketing strategies, practice guides and systematic strategies to improve customer retention and microentrepreneur's business. It additionally provides market analysis, data management, poverty assessment and social performance evaluation services. Accion International maintains a location in Washington, D.C.

ACCION International was founded in 1961 to address poverty in Latin America's cities. The organization is one of the premier financial organizations in the world, with a network of lending partners that spans Latin America, the United States and Africa. It provides small loans and business training to poor women and men to start their own businesses. ACCION International was awarded the 2006 Social Capitalist Award by Fast Company magazine and the Monitor Group for a third consecutive year. The organization offers specialized microfinance credit technology, field staff training, internal credit processes and back office operations, strategic business planning and projection models, information technology solutions and human resources training. ACCION International provides various microfinance resources on its Web site and is headquartered in Boston with branches in Washington, D.C., Bogota, Colombia, and Bangalore, India.

Securities Litigation Analysts (SLA) is a specialized firm based in Washington, DC, offering comprehensive quantitative and qualitative litigation-support services aimed at addressing disputes between broker-dealers and their clients. Their expertise extends to assisting with internal investigations and regulatory inquiries, leveraging a proprietary software application to efficiently analyze vast quantities of data. The team at SLA comprises a diverse group of professionals, including principals, consultants, senior analysts, and analysts who harness their extensive experience in litigation support and retail branch office operations. This extensive knowledge allows them to create tailored case-specific analyses which aid counsel in evaluating claims and effectively presenting evidence during arbitration hearings. Generated from the website