Martin Eakes, founder and CEO of Self-Help, will speak about “Subprime Lending, Social Justice and Self-Help” at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m.
The talk by Eakes, a nationally recognized expert on development finance, is sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
Eakes co-founded the community development lender Self-Help in Durham in 1980. Self-Help reaches people who are underserved by conventional lenders through the support of socially responsible citizens and institutions across the United States. Since its inception, Self-Help has provided more than $5 billion in financing to 55,000 homebuyers, small businesses and nonprofits.
The North Carolina native holds a law degree from Yale University, a master’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs and a BA from Davidson College.
UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Center for Sustainable Enterprise helps executives and future business leaders understand how social and environmental considerations are changing the competitive landscape of business.
The free, public talk will be held in Koury Auditorium. Free parking will be available in the business school deck. RSVP to cse@unc.edu.
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