significant consequences for the productive sector (destruction of companies, high unemployment, credit restrictions) and on … prevalence of smaller companies (SMEs) in the economies. In this context, it may be hypothesized that the progress and results of … different types of women's businesses. The variables of the study are some financial indicators: credit ratio, debt ratio …

as a last resort by SMEs that fail to access credit from the formal finance sector, owing to, among other issues …The aim of this study was to ascertain what can be done by the informal finance sector to close the credit gap in order … to improve access to finance by SMEs. SMEs are the backbone of many economies as a result of generating employment and …