Supporting micro and small enterprises to access loans & grow their businesses
TheSMEFriend is a modular digital Business Development Services (BDS) platform for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), that has the flexibility to write a business plan and loan application for any type of company & then support them with management tools and digital services for sustained growth.
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SME insights
Formal MSMEs
131 million or 41% of formal MSMEs in developing countries have unmet financing needs.
Financing gap
MSME finance gap in developing countries is estimated to be approximately $5 trillion – 1.3 times the current level of MSME lending.
Women owned bussinesses
Women-owned businesses comprise 23% of MSMEs and account for 32% of the MSME finance gap. https://www.smefinanceforum.org/data-sites/msme-finance-gap
About TheSMEFriend
With over 20 years digital and entrepreneurship experience, TheSMEFriend supports Micro + Small, Medium Enterprises (M+SMEs) to reach their potential through digital business training, planning and support Services & access to finance whether loan origination or investor linkages. We help MSMEs to build on their strengths, identify their weaknesses, spot opportunities (and turn into strengths) and, understand their threats, this to make them ready for new finance. We work with MSME aggregators and digital for scale & cost effectiveness.
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