Beyond the Numbers – Decoding the Gender Gap in Financing MSMEs in India
Date 9th August 2023 /Time: 5:30 pm IST (GMT + 5:30)
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in developing economies. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits. The ANDE chapter in India works to create a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region and deepen ANDE’s role as the leading convener for organizations committed to supporting entrepreneurship in emerging markets. The chapter does this by strengthening the local network, encouraging collaboration, and co-developing programs and services for and with our members and the sector at large.
Villgro is India’s foremost and one of the world’s largest social enterprise incubators. Established in 2001, Villgro’s mission is to make innovative, impactful businesses succeed in Health, Agribusiness, and Climate Action. Since 2001, Villgro has supported 340 social enterprises that have raised over INR 4.28 billion in investments, created 5646 jobs and impacted over 20.8 million lives. Villgro was awarded the Top Incubator Award by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (GoI) in 2020 and the DivHERsity awards in 2022.
Come join us for a discussion co-hosted by ANDE India and Villgro -as we hear from them on their latest report “Beyond the Numbers – Decoding the Gender Gap in Financing MSMEs in India”.
Villgro partnered with LEAD at Krea University and Caspian Debt for this study that surveyed over 800 SMEs over the past few months.
🔸 How do women entrepreneurs access credit?
🔸 Can credit gaps be attributed to explicit or implicit gender biases?
🔸 What role do decision making processes adopted by financial institutions play in this?
Register and join us as we look to explore the answers to these questions and more: Here
