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Category Archives: SMEs
IRIS Data Brief: Focus on Employment
IRIS is a catalog of generally-accepted performance metrics used to measure an organization’s social, environmental, and financial results. IRIS data briefs provide snapshots of the performance of the diverse organizations contributing data to the IRIS initiative. This issue is the … Continue reading
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Caspian Advisors to set up $40-mn debt fund in India
Hyderabad-based Caspian Advisors has said it would set up a $40-million fund to provide debt capital to a wide range of institutions serving low-income or financially excluded communities. The investment advisory firm has launched the fund with $10 million of … Continue reading
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Angel Investors Sacrifice Ownership Stake For Profits
A revenue-based structure for direct investments in small and growing businesses is beginning to gain currency among so-called angel and impact investors. Revenue-based financing (RBF) is a modern iteration of traditional royalties. Rather than taking a share in the business, … Continue reading
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Internationally-focused Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises More Likely to Prosper in Today’s Global Economy
PLANTATION, Fla. — International trade and cooperation is a key driver for the success of small businesses, according to an in-depth and wide-ranging study by U.S.-based IHS Global Insight and DHL Express. The study which surveyed 410 small and medium-sized … Continue reading
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Government to establish Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Fund
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) is to establish a Small and Medium Scale (SME) Fund. The establishment of the fund would help to reduce the challenges SMEs … Continue reading
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Why scarce small and medium enterprise financing hinders growth in Latin America: A role for public policies
Small and medium enterprises represent a significant share of emerging economies’ business fabric. Nevertheless, they continue to face multiple challenges in meeting their financing needs. Public financial institutions have come to play an active role in addressing these financing gaps … Continue reading
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Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises–Year Review 2012
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has proved to be an engine of growth in the economic development of the country. For their promotion and development, The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has been implementing various programmes and … Continue reading
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FG To Create Jobs Through Small And Medium-Enterprises
The Federal Government says it will implement development programmes in the Micro, Small and Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs) to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths and women. Dr Samuel Ortom, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Investment, … Continue reading
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Regional bank boosts client base with I.F.C. loan
Kenya ’s regional bank, the Co- operative Bank, on Wednesday received a 60 million U.S. dollar loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to boost its client base mainly targeting the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) . The Bank’s group … Continue reading
When Investing Has an Impact
In late 2010, four highly-paid (INSEAD MBA) financiers walked away from lucrative jobs and set up a private equity company to prove that creative and equitable investment can change the world. They call it “responsible capitalism”. It began as an … Continue reading
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