What is the provision of micro loan to the poor entrepreneurs and small businesses lacking access to banking and related services, offered by a company that helps  entrepreneurs living with mental health and addiction challenges who are interested in pursuing self-employment?
Rise Asset Development Rise provides microfinancing and mentorship to entrepreneurs living with mental health and addiction challenges who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Business loans, leases, and other investments are offered depending on the stage of development, needs and capacity of each business. Rise provides business financing up to $25,000 throughout Ontario, with financing averaging from $3000 to $5000. The Rotman School of Management and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health participate in advisory functions, lending their respective expertise for business mentoring and mental health supports and services to the benefit of Rise clients. In January 2012, Rise received the Social Entrepreneurship in Mental Health Equity Award for Toronto social enterprises advancing mental health equity.
Samasource Samasource is a non-profit business with the mission to reduce global poverty by outsourcing digital work to unemployed people in the United States and impoverished countries. One of the first organizations to engage in impact sourcing, Samasource uses an internet-based model called "microwork" to break down large-scale digital projects from clients into smaller tasks for workers to complete. These workers are trained in basic computer skills and paid a local living wage (as determined by the Fair Wage Guide) for their labor. Samasource has been named one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" and counts Walmart, Google and eBay among its clients.