4Symbiosis as Strategy
SEAF's Sichuan SME Investment Fund (SSIF) shows the value of bringing an equity finance model to frontier markets. Not only does this approach bring much-needed patient capital for SMEs, but it serves as a powerful demonstration effect for local governments, local financial institutions, and local entrepreneurs. They see firsthand the benefits of an equity partnership model based on an equation that is not simply about repayment of a loan but about growth of the enterprise—growth that allows the SME to scale up, gain efficiency, become more profitable, and create social impact through jobs and community benefits.
—Mildred Callear, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF)
In 2000, a small but influential group of private ...
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