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SME Solutions Center—Kenya : Developing Alternative Financing Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises

dc.contributor.author Maina, Kiragu
dc.contributor.author Butoyi, Scholastica
dc.contributor.author Michira, Nkatha
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T11:45:29Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T11:45:29Z
dc.date.issued 2010-05
dc.description.abstract Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa have been hailed as the engine of economic growth. They are at the heart of developing countries' entrepreneurship, the source of most new employment and productive investment, and the basis for growth and poverty reduction. Despite the economic potential of SMEs, they face severe constraints related to access to resources, finance, and services, as well as procedural barriers all of which limit their potential to invest, innovate, and improve productivity and sustainability. To address these constraints, International Finance Corporation (IFC) developed the SME Solutions Centre (SSC) Pilot Program in Kenya. The SSC value proposition centers on four key pillars: access to finance, access to advisory services/technical assistance (now SME management solutions), access to reliable market information, and support for an enhanced business enabling environment. This smart lesson details the lessons learned from the SSC's experience with the access to finance pillar. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12591009/sme-solutions-center-kenya-developing-alternative-financing-solutions-small-medium-enterprises
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10490
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries IFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subject ACCESS TO RESOURCES
dc.subject ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject ADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subject ALTERNATIVE FINANCING
dc.subject APPROVAL RATE
dc.subject BANK LOANS
dc.subject BANKING SECTOR
dc.subject BANKS
dc.subject BENEFICIARY
dc.subject BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
dc.subject BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
dc.subject BUSINESS ENABLING
dc.subject BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject BUSINESS INCUBATION
dc.subject BUSINESS INCUBATORS
dc.subject BUSINESS PLANNING
dc.subject BUSINESS PRACTICES
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS
dc.subject CAPITAL FUND
dc.subject CAPITAL FUNDS
dc.subject CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject CASH FLOWS
dc.subject COLLATERAL
dc.subject COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANKING
dc.subject CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject CREDIBILITY
dc.subject CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subject DEBT
dc.subject DEFAULTS
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject EQUITY FINANCING
dc.subject EQUITY INVESTMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject FINANCING NEEDS
dc.subject FUND MANAGER
dc.subject FUND MANAGERS
dc.subject GENERAL PARTNER
dc.subject HOLDING
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INVESTING
dc.subject INVESTMENT BANK
dc.subject INVESTMENT FUND
dc.subject INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject LACK OF ACCESS
dc.subject LEGAL ADVICE
dc.subject LICENSING
dc.subject LOAN
dc.subject LOAN AGREEMENT
dc.subject LOAN PORTFOLIOS
dc.subject LOCAL BANKS
dc.subject MANUFACTURER
dc.subject MARKET FAILURE
dc.subject MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subject MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject NEW BUSINESS
dc.subject NONPERFORMING LOANS
dc.subject OUTREACH
dc.subject PARTY
dc.subject PORTFOLIO
dc.subject PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject PRIVATE EQUITY
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
dc.subject RECESSION
dc.subject REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject RETURN
dc.subject RISK CAPITAL
dc.subject SHOP
dc.subject SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject SME
dc.subject SME CLIENT
dc.subject SME DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SME FINANCE
dc.subject SME FINANCING
dc.subject SME LENDING
dc.subject SME SECTORS
dc.subject SMES
dc.subject START-UP
dc.subject SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject WORKING CAPITAL
dc.title SME Solutions Center—Kenya : Developing Alternative Financing Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.date.disclosure 2012-01-17
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12591009/sme-solutions-center-kenya-developing-alternative-financing-solutions-small-medium-enterprises
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333038_20100728041328
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 12591009
okr.identifier.report 55882
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/07/28/000333038_20100728041328/Rendered/PDF/558820BRI0IFC01lutions0Center1FINAL.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.country Kenya
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Microfinance
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Small Scale Enterprise
okr.topic Industry
okr.unit SME Solution Center: Nairobi (CAFCK)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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