As the leading small-business loan program in Israel , Koret leverages philanthropy to extend hundreds of millions of dollars in credit to thousands of small businesses. With additional programs focused on microfinance, Arab Israelis, and immigrant populations, Korets program has been the model for the governments own small-business loan fund. Helping small-business owners help themselves, Koret in Israel cultivates personal dignity, self-sufficiency, and a vibrant, free-market economy. Arab, developme, economic, free-market, Israel, Israeli, Koret, leverage, loan, microfinance, philanthropy, small-business