Women-Owned SMEs: A Business Opportunity for Financial Institutions

Women-owned SMEs face a range of financial and non-financial challenges in realizing their growth potential, and are more likely than their male counterparts to cite access to finance as a major or severe constraint on their business operations. This study aims to expose the business opportunity that this untapped market represents for financial institutions by 1) estimating the market and credit gap for women entrepreneurs, and 2) presenting the findings of IFC's Portfolio Gender Baseline Survey.

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