Interview with an inspiring young entrepreneur Krishna Kumar, founder of @CropInTech in Inidia - on the challenge for young entrepreneurs to pick the right type of financing #ClosingSMEFinanceGap#DGGF2019
What is good performance for an agricultural SME? Harmonized rating systems are needed to scale up financing for agriculture value chains. #DGGF2019#agriculturefinance
Discussions on digital lending with SME Corner, Liwwa and AGRA - Key is to offer the right product to the right customer in the right way. Effective tech & touch channels are key. #DGGF2019#digitalfinance#financialinclusion
Young women still face serious issues when raising capital for their SMEs. What role for gender lens investing in shifting the inability of traditional capital to capture these new and interesting opportunities? #DGGF2019
Having women entrepreneurs organize in networks is considered great pre-investment support. This is essential to knowledge sharing, mentorship and bridging social capital deficiencies #DGGF2019#economicempowerment
Vicky Saunders, Founder of @sheeo_world at the #dggf2019 conference. “You can’t just add women and stir”. So true! And I want to say: “You can’t just add youth and stir! Let’s unpack these two statements. @EtriLabs@whispabenin
Value of having time/space/backing to practice, for new fund structures , types of capital in new geographic. #DGGF backing oppty to pilot - example - women led mezz fund in Middle East - we need investors who can back innovation, new fund mgrs. Thx Clemens Gerteiser #dggf2019