Mentorship for Women Entrepreneurs – A highway to growth
MSC and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) researched women entrepreneurs’ awareness, access, experience, and perceptions of the value derived from mentorship. The report “Mentorship for Women Entrepreneurs—A Highway to Growth” provides essential insights into the need, design, and perceived value of entrepreneurial mentorship for women-led businesses. It offers a glimpse of the current mentorship landscape in India and its skewed geographical and gender focus. The report also offers key recommendations to enhance the nationwide availability of effective mentorship for women entrepreneurs.
Oct 3, 2023
Digital payments in India—democratizing financial services for the masses
Digital payments in India are about to reach an inflection point where we expect a threefold growth in value to USD 10 trillion by 2026, with every two out of three payments being non-cash. Our two-part series highlights the evolutionary and revolutionary initiatives in India that are currently driving the growth of digital payments.
Oct 3, 2023
Digital payments in India—unlocking an opportunity worth USD 10 trillion
Digital payments in India are about to reach an inflection point where we expect a threefold growth in value to USD 10 trillion by 2026, with every two out of three payments being non-cash. Our two-part series highlights the evolutionary and revolutionary initiatives in India that are currently driving the growth of digital payments.
Oct 3, 2023
Lessons from the Financial Diaries research with women traders in Kenyan open-air markets and cross-border trades
From our financial diaries research, we present the stories of Janet and Rebecca, two inspiring women entrepreneurs in Kenya. Please read our new blog as they shed light on women’s financial realities in the open-air market and cross-border trade sectors in Kenya.
Sep 27, 2023
Rahul Chatterjee, Elizabeth Gathu, Pauline Katunyo, Grace Kathure and Kim Kariuki
Sep 27, 2023
Rahul Chatterjee, Elizabeth Gathu, Pauline Katunyo, Grace Kathure and Kim Kariuki
Women and credit
MSC partnered with SEWA Bharat to research women entrepreneurs’ credit journey and experiences. The report “Women and Credit: Access to Credit for Micro and Small Female Entrepreneurs in India” delves into micro and small women entrepreneurs’ credit journey and explores demand and supply-side factors. The study shares insights on credit requirements, experiences, challenges, and key credit success determinants for individual and collective women-led enterprises. It also shares the supply-side experiences of bankers and other organizations and some good practices supply-side stakeholders implement to mitigate and distribute credit risk.
Sep 25, 2023
Atmanirbhar “Naari” for an Atmanirbhar India
In this article, we aim to highlight how digital and financial inclusion among women has an imperative role to play in the economy, the impediments faced by women in India to access digital financial services that hamper the overall economic growth of India, and plausible solutions to address the challenges faced by women in India.
Sep 13, 2023
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