About This Section

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[Joe]

Posts highlighting businesses on Kiva is on the rise here. Richard suggested there be a new section for them and here we are.

This section of Kiva Friends should be used for:

* Posting links about any listing you think are cool or interesting.

* Posting and discussion of cool images the MFIs posted on Kiva for that business.

* Requests for pile-ons/help getting people funded.

Basically anything you think is interesting on a human interest level. Have fun

[RichardF]

Kiva Businesses are listed and can be selected by several characteristics, including Sector.  The Primary Activity of each business also is listed, but this information on the LEND page cannot be used to sort or select businesses with activities in common.  The following lists are included to give you an idea about what types of activities you can expect to see included under each sector.  Ballpark percentages of all businesses also are included for each sector.

Agriculture (17.2%) Animal Sales Cattle Farm Supplies Farming Land Rental Livestock Poultry Pigs Veterinary Sales		Services (9.6%) Barber Shop Beauty Salon Call Center Child Care Cobbler Computers Electrician Electronics Repair Hotel Internet Cafe Laundry Photography Printing Recycling Secretarial Services Sewing Tailoring Upholstery Utilities Vehicle Repairs Auto Repair Bicycle Repair Motorcycle Repair Waste Management Water Distribution		Transportation (2.8%) Motorcycle Transport Rickshaw Taxi		Clothing (9.2%) Clothing Sales Used Clothing		Health (1.0%) Dental Medical Clinic Natural Medicines Pharmacy
Retail (21.7%) Charcoal Sales Cloth & Dressmaking Supplies Cosmetics Sales Crafts Decorations Sales Electrical Goods Electronics Sales Flowers Fuel/Firewood General Store Hardware (secret sector) Home Products Sales Jewelry Mobile Phones Movie Tapes & DVDs Music Discs & Tapes Office Supplies Perfumes Personal Products Sales Phone Accessories Phone Use Sales Plastics Sales Souvenir Sales Spare Parts		Manufacturing (1.5%) Furniture Making Blacksmith Metal Shop Machine Shop		Arts (2.5%) Embroidery Film Knitting Musical Instruments Textiles Weaving		Housing (2.5%) Construction House Repair Housing Rental		Wholesale (0.5%) Goods Distribution
Food (29.6%) Bakery Butcher Shop Cafe Catering Cereals Cheese Making Fish Selling Fishing Food Market Food Production/Sales Food Stall Fruits & Vegetables Grocery Store Liquor Store / Off-License Milk Sales Pub Restaurant Soft Drinks		Construction (1.4%) Bricks Carpentry Cement Construction Supplies Quarrying Timber Sales Well Digging		Education (0.2%) Education Expenses School School Fees		Personal Use (0.2%)		Entertainment (0.1%) Games Musical Performance