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Unit 13 - An interesting business

The Grameen Bank was set up to provide small loans to poor people working in Bangladesh. The idea was to give the loans at a repayment rate that people could afford. Since then the bank has grown enormously and many people have benefited by using the loans to create their own profitable businesses.

Since creating the wind-up radio, Trevor Baylis has gone on to create other similar energy-saving inventions. His latest idea is to tap the energy produced in shoes while people are walking. However, his latest venture, The Electric Shoe Company, is seemingly out of business.