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Closing the Gaps: Finance Pathways for Serving the Missing Middles

Year of Publication

2020

This report highlights linkages and gaps between specific small and growing business (SGB) financing needs and alternative financial products and approaches being used by finance providers.

Source:

Collaborative for Frontier Finance

Author(s):

Geography:

Global

Type:

Strategy

Purpose of Measurement:

Understanding the Problem, Solution Sets and Impact Potential

Impact theme(s):

Gender, Capital Flows

This report highlights linkages and gaps between specific small and growing business (SGB) financing needs and alternative financial products and approaches being used by finance providers. This report connects the financing gaps faced by different SGB segments to the innovative products and approaches that are emerging to meet those financing needs. This work incorporates and builds on previous research outlining the four distinct segments or “families” of SGBs, the growth of mezzanine finance, and the different strategies used by finance providers to serve SGBs.

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