The Role of Financial Institutions in Women-Owned Small Businesses By: Miracle Nwankwo
In recent times, the emergence of female-owned small businesses around the world have exceeded its record of the past, this is largely dependent on the fact that each day, women develop unique ideas and business strategies towards improving their lives and participating in the global economic development. Research has shown that female-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up to 30 percent to 37 percent of all SMEs (8 million to 10 million women-owned firms) in the emerging markets. This result does not exclude the rural women in developing countries. However, these women and their businesses are faced with a general challenge which has to do with finance. Due to several issues ranging from collateral, trust, and so on, women entrepreneurs face difficulties in obtaining bank credit compared to men. This limitation has crippled the general access to finance majorly for the women entrepreneurs in rural areas. In India, several…
Pramila Jayapal: Championing Social Change through Acts of Legislation
Born in Chennai, India, to an Indian family and was raised in Indonesia and Singapore, Pramila Jayapal became the first Indian-American woman to serve…
Off-The-Shoulder the New Black
One unique thing about fashion is that it never forgets its old ways, in recent times fashion has experienced the return of old styles…
H.E Rhoda Peace Tumusiime: Championing Agricultural Development on Boards
Over the years, the life and style of H.E. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime have impacted greatly on African economics most especially with her deep passion…
Do You Want to be More Productive? Here are 7 Things You Should Stop Doing
There is a very clear difference between being busy and being productive. The fact that you are busy doesn’t mean you are being productive.…
Sudanese Physicist Takes Research to the Next Level
When it comes to teaching and other academic roles, passion for the job is an important factor as it goes a long way to…
H.E. Demitu Hambissa: Enabling Strategic Visions towards Women Empowerment
The livelihood of women in every society is highly important given the sensitivity of women-related issues. Developing nations of the world, have deemed it…
Transforming Lives Through the Lenses of Journalistic Principles
The Republic of Panama has been all too fortunate to have a uniquely built knack for humanitarian serve. Though with a journalistic background, she…
A Woman Must Be Well Educated to have Equal Opportunity- Dr. Magau
In line with achieving equal opportunity for women in the world, it is important to note that this may never be possible if women…
H.E. Sandra Granger: Fostering Better Living Conditions for the Girl-Child
Experts have said that mentorship for young girls and the youths as a whole is an important factor in grooming responsible citizens who will…
H.E Roman Tesfaye: Championing Africa’s Fight against HIV/AIDS
Rising figures of people living with HIV/AIDS has for some time been a huge source of concern for governments of developing nations, health workers…
Why Women Need to Strike a Balance Between Career and Family
One of the major issues militating against the active participation of women in social and corporate activities across developing nations has to do with…
