Closing the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs

The IFC estimates that there is a $300 billion financing gap that exists for women-owned small businesses globally. More than 70% of women owned small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have insufficient or no access to financial services. What more can be done by financial institutions in order to address these barriers? What role do educational institutions have to play in empowering women?

The Financial Times, in partnership with Home Credit, hosted the Closing the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs digital dialogue, to explore the role that business leaders, financial and educational institutions have to play in addressing the underserved potential of women entrepreneurs globally. 

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Women-owned businesses

What can be done to increase the financial growth of MSMEs owned and operated by women?

Government and business 

What can governments and financial institutions do to support and empower more women to enter the formal economy? 

Education

What role do educational institutions have to play in empowering women on financial management?

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