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De Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David J.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2019

Many microenterprises in developing countries have high returns to capital, but also face risky revenue streams. In principle, equity offers several advantages over debt when financing investments of this nature, but the use of equity in practice has been largely limited to investments in much...

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Improving mental well-being and productivity of small-medium entrepreneurs in fragile, conflict and violence affected areas : can cognitive behavioral therapy trainings help?

Saraf, Priyam; Rahman, Tasmia; Gallardo, Miguel; … - 2018

This literature review summarizes the link between psychological well-being and entrepreneurial outcomes for small and medium-size enterprises in fragile, conflict, and violence-affected contexts. It identifies potentially promising, scalable psychosocial training interventions, based on...

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Interest rate caps : the theory and the practice

Ferrari, Aurora; Masetti, Oliver; Ren, Jiemin - 2018

Ceilings on lending rates remain a widely used policy tool that is intended to lower the overall cost of credit or protect consumers from exorbitant rates. Interest rate caps come in many forms and scopes and, according to their rationale, ceilings can affect a small segment or the overall...

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Playing to strength : growth strategy for small agrarian economies in Africa

Yusuf, Shahid; Kumar, Praveen - 2018

With urban industrialization on the scale achieved by East Asian economies looking increasingly less plausible, small economies in Africa need an alternative strategic approach to long-term growth. The purpose of this paper is to identify a growth strategy with the greatest potential for small,...

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Competing priorities women's microenterprises and household relationships

Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia; Pierotti, Rachael S. - 2018

Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially their spouse, and that these intrahousehold dynamics contribute to gender gaps in entrepreneurship outcomes. This in-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban...

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Taking management digital : lessons from the development of an innovative management information system for small businesses in Ethiopia

Alibhai, Salman; Strobbe, Francesco; Villanger, Espen - 2018

project closure, there are seldom sustainable benefits of the monitoring and evaluation system. This paper examines how … monitoring and evaluation can be transformed into a dynamic tool for effective project management, with benefits carrying over … beyond the typical project lifecycle. The paper assesses an innovative, digital management information system developed under …

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Innovation in Electronic Payment Adoption : The Case of Small Retailers

World Bank Group - 2016

This report aims to deepen the understanding of barriers to and incentives for the acceptance and use of electronic payments, from the perspective of micro, small and medium retailers (merchants). Developing and accelerating acceptance of electronic payments by these merchants is essential to...

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Informal Enterprises in Kenya

World Bank - 2016

This note draws from an emerging literature on firm informality as well as data collected on micro enterprises and informal firms as part of the World Bank's enterprise survey initiative for Kenya. The purpose of the note is to assess the main constraints facing informal firms, identify patterns...

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Remarks at MENA Stakeholders Event, Lima, Peru, October 10, 2015

Kim, Jim Yong - 2015

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses conflicts that have caused a devastating amount of violence and destruction, severely affecting the livelihoods of millions of people, and creating destabilizing effects at the global level. He talks about the World Bank Group's new...

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Survey on Lending Practices to SMEs in Austria

Lindner, Bernhard - 2013

The importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to economic development and job creation is increasingly recognized across the world. With an expected 58 percent of gross value added in 2012, SMEs are perceived to be the backbone of the economy especially within the European Union (EU)....

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