Investing with love: Rohan Mathew at TEDxBroadStreet

Changes in the national economy have turned into reality for Newark families, where two or three jobs are often not enough. Many now enter the informal economy — adding to the 17,000 businesses in the city, most of which can't be found in the Yellow Pages. Learn how microfinance combines investment and tough love to revitalize our city from the bottom up, blurring the line between charity and business.

TEDxBroadStreet (), an independently organized TED event fueled by the theme "Reach, Rise, and Revive," that took place at the Rutgers Business School in Newark, NJ. TEDxBroadStreet is Newark, NJ's first citywide TEDx event developed in collaboration with Newark residents. Twenty talks and three artistic performances give Newark stakeholders the opportunity to stimulate dialogue and created positive grass roots change on a variety of topics critical to the revitalization and sustainability of the city. FREE public viewing parties were hosted at six satellite locations across Newark for the general public and the live audience production occurred in the Bove Auditorium at Rutgers Business School Newark.

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