Tag: business loan

In our current economic climate, many Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are facing a harsh reality. Although the market is awash with money, access to traditional credit remains limited. This is largely due to regulations like Basel III, which require banks to hold more capital and tighten their risk assessments.

There are two sides to the business investment equation. Financial institutions and venture capitalists need to offer suitable investment packages and correctly identify suitable funding recipients. But businesses themselves have a responsibility to ensure they are investment ready. 

Women entrepreneurs are on the rise globally, with this wave sweeping over the African and Middle Eastern region. Historically, Africa has led the world in terms of numbers of women business owners, with countries like Uganda and Ghana – leading the way.

The lack of access to finance is one of the main reasons small and medium enterprises (SMEs) fail worldwide. While start-up capital is crucial, access to funding in running a business is critical too. In the best of times, access to finance is vital to scale and take advantage of opportunities.

Introducing a new approach to SME lending – a revolutionary short-term loan that links repayment terms to daily business revenue. When it comes to running a business in today’s disruptive and unpredictable environment, it’s never been more important for entrepreneurs to read the signs and respond accordingly, by adapting their strategies with out-of-the-box thinking and lightning-fast execution.

Retrenchment is a word that can strike fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned veterans of the corporate world. In fact, the longer you’ve been with a company, the more daunting retrenchment can seem. Will you ever be able to find another job as good as, or better than, this one? Will you end up in a job you hate, through no fault of your own? And during a global pandemic and economic downturn, prospects look even bleaker.

While women have made great strides in entrepreneurship over the past decade, female entrepreneurs still lag behind their male counterparts when it comes to raising capital. While the goal remains to close any funding gap that exists in this regard, a positive upshot has been that many women business owners have proved to be resource-efficient by necessity.