Enabling Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Access to Finance - Primer

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconSME Finance_Primer_0.pdf
Source: 
USAID; Crimson Capital; Shorebank International Ltd.; Chemonics International
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
September 1, 2009

The objective of this FS Series is to provide U.S. government (USG) program designerswith a basis of technical understanding of approaches to enable access to financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets.

The primer identifies the challenges that SMEs face in accessing finance and discusses financing solutions available to them, including traditional bank-lending approaches and more progressive asset-based financing techniques.

This FS Series was developed by FS Share consortium member Crimson Capital, with input from ShoreBank International Ltd. The Series was reviewed and edited by Chemonics International.