Each loan provides the opportunity for one Christian entrepreneur to establish a sustainable business which feeds, clothes and educates an average of 17 people. In 10 years, each loan “recycles” 4 times, funds 4 businesses, improves the lives of up to 68 people, funds education for children, and provides a growing tithe to the church. The interest revenue from each loan pays the operating costs of Marketplace Champions (MC).

HFC/MC continues to demonstrate success in the areas of personal finance, business growth, family stability, church involvement, personal faith, and ministry expansion.  Through HFC, Christian entrepreneurs create a legacy of enduring change for themselves, their families, churches, and entire communities—all of these continue after the loan is repaid!

Portfolio of Possibilities

• Diversity within funded projects
• Allows for entrepreneurship without saturating the local market
• Develops resilience in the local church and community in the face of adversity
• Creates opportunity for the employment of God-given talents and abilities
• Broadens the ministry of the Gospel through marketplace interaction and relationships

Examples of the many enterprises funded by MC:

• Farming
• Animal Husbandry
• Computer Training
• Various repair shops
• Medical Prescription Shops
• Rickshaws
• Childbirth Centers
• Bookstore
• Furniture Manufacturing
• Bicycle/welding shop
• Scrap Metal Dealers
• Tailors

Empowering Women and Children

A strategic benefit for the Christian entrepreneur’s family is the education of their children, including an opportunity for girls, which is not always available in the dominant Islamic culture. Every MC loan agreement includes a commitment by the entrepreneurs to educate their children. The Islamic community often prefers to send their children to Christian schools, where they receive a quality education.