The key to lending to women microentrepreneurs
Micro-lending institutions, whether they are open to all microentrepreneurs or specialize in lending to women, are able to reach a large number of women if they establish simple premises and procedures, and train their staff to be accessible and friendly. This article describes themeasures adopted by 12 leading micro-lending institutions to attract women borrowers. It also describes the moves by such institutions to increase their loan coverage and savings mobilization by strengthening linkages with the formal financial sector. The challenge is to reap the benefits
of scaling-up, without compromising on the unbureaucratic approaches found to work in attracting women microentrepreneurs.
measures adopted by 12 leading micro-lending institutions to attract women borrowers. It also describes the moves by such institutions to increase their loan coverage and savings mobilization by strengthening linkages with the formal financial sector. The challenge is to reap the benefits
of scaling-up, without compromising on the unbureaucratic approaches found to work in attracting women microentrepreneurs.
The Effects of Microcredit on Women's Control over Household Spending in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Vaessen, Jos
Rivas, Ana
Duvendack, Maren
Jones, Richard Palmer
Leeuw, Frans
van Gils, Ger
Lukach, Ruslan
Holvoet, Nathalie
Bastiaensen, Johan
Hombrados, Jorge Garcia
Waddington, Hugh
Campbell Systematic Reviews, Vol. 10 (2014), Iss. 1 P.1
https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2014.8 [Citations: 37]Chefinnensache
Institutionelle Einflüsse auf Gründerinnen und Unternehmerinnen
Welter, Friederike
2004
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2653-1_2 [Citations: 3]Leadership and Group Management: Key Success Factors for Microfinance Institutions in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand
Detthamrong, Umawadee
Nguyen, Lan Thi
Chansanam, Wirapong
Sustainability, Vol. 15 (2023), Iss. 14 P.11192
https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411192 [Citations: 1]The environment for female entrepreneurship in Germany
Welter, Friederike
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 11 (2004), Iss. 2 P.212
https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000410537155 [Citations: 72]Success Factors of Microfinance Institutions: State of the Art and Research Agenda
Pinz, Alexander
Helmig, Bernd
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 26 (2015), Iss. 2 P.488
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9445-2 [Citations: 9]Yenilikçi Girişimciliğin Oyun Sahası: Kurumsal Yapının Kadın Girişimciliğine Etkisi
TAĞ, Mehmet Nasih
HIDIROĞLU, Duygu
Sosyoekonomi, Vol. 28 (2020), Iss. 44 P.137
https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.02.07 [Citations: 2]- Value chain financing: evidence from Zambia on smallholder access to finance for mechanization
- Developing agro-pastoral entrepreneurship: bundling blended finance and technology
- Building frontline market facilitators' capacity: the case of the ‘Integrating Very Poor Producers into Value Chains Field Guide’
- Boosting financial inclusion through social assistance reform: evidence-based approach in selecting a payment system
- Impact of COVID-19 on livestock exports from Somalia and the Horn of Africa
Browse our other journals
