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Closing the gap – how non-financial support is increasing access to capital for young entrepreneurs

Closing the gap – how non-financial support is increasing access to capital for young entrepreneurs

Building on Youth Business International’s policy recommendations to date, this report compiles a series of case studies that each illustrate how the finance gap can be closed for young and other underserved entrepreneurs through providing non-financial support, such as training and mentoring. This integrated approach reduces the risk of lending to youth and other underserved demographics, and the value of the non-financial support substitutes for collateral and other types of guarantee.

Non Financial Services