• Bank or financial institution
Business Development Fund offers alternative financing avenues at reasonable costs to help small businesses access credit by providing credit guarantees, Quasi-Equity support to start-up, managing matching grants, SACCO Refinancing, and business development advisory services.
  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Classroom / seminar training
  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Providing auditing and accounting trainings to MFIs
  • Investment Instruments

    • Quasi-Equity
    • Grant
    • Guarantees
  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Invest Directly
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic
  • Impact objectives

    • Community development
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to financial services