TY - JOUR
T1 - Microfinance and entrepreneurship
T2 - An introduction
AU - Newman, Alexander
AU - Schwarz, S
AU - Ahlstrom, D
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - As microfinance gains increasing attention and application as a financing mechanism for entrepreneurs at the base of the economic pyramid, this Special Issue of International Small Business Journal aims to enhance scholarly understanding of how microfinance fosters entrepreneurial activity. Microfinance brings a range of financial services, including microcredit loans, savings, and insurance, within the reach of millions of poor households not served by traditional banks. This introduction summarizes the articles in this Special Issue of International Small Business Journal on ‘Microfinance’, which address a range of topics in this important domain of research and practice.
AB - As microfinance gains increasing attention and application as a financing mechanism for entrepreneurs at the base of the economic pyramid, this Special Issue of International Small Business Journal aims to enhance scholarly understanding of how microfinance fosters entrepreneurial activity. Microfinance brings a range of financial services, including microcredit loans, savings, and insurance, within the reach of millions of poor households not served by traditional banks. This introduction summarizes the articles in this Special Issue of International Small Business Journal on ‘Microfinance’, which address a range of topics in this important domain of research and practice.
KW - bottom of the pyramid
KW - entrepreneurship
KW - financial inclusion
KW - financing
KW - microfinance
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U2 - 10.1177/0266242617719314
DO - 10.1177/0266242617719314
M3 - Article
SN - 0266-2426
VL - 35
SP - 787
EP - 792
JO - International Small Business Journal-researching Entrepreneurship
JF - International Small Business Journal-researching Entrepreneurship
IS - 7
ER -
