As part of the ‘Sustainable Women Entrepreneurship’ project under the National Resilience Fund, the National Women Entrepreneur Council had the privilege of welcoming Mrs. Bharati Rugoonauth, Area Leader at MauBank, who delivered an insightful presentation on “Financial Facilities/Schemes Available to SMEs”, last week at the National Women Development Centre, in Phoenix. MauBank believes that empowering women entrepreneurs with knowledge about available financial resources is key to driving sustainable growth. Mrs Bharati seized this opportunity to showcase the newly launched “ElleBoost” product, which aims to ease common challenges faced by women entrepreneurs such as cash flow issues and financing for business expansion, the scheme comprises of a Term Loan, an Overdraft facility as well as a Leasing facility at concessionary rate. Together, we’re building a resilient future! #MauBank #WomenEntrepreneurs #FinancialEmpowerment #SustainableGrowth
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Happy to share a joint paper with Payel Roy, Ruben Das and Mercy Hembrom Ghosh, G., Roy, P., Das, R., & Hembrom, M. (2024). Women Empowerment as a Tool to Attain Sustainable Development Goals: A Study of a Remote Area of West Bengal, India. In B. Paul & S. Poddar (Eds.), Sustainable Partnership and Investment Strategies for Startups and SMEs (pp. 271-286). https://lnkd.in/g5b95mTy
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Proud to have co-authored this article highlighting barriers limiting WSMEs in SSA from accessing financing from financial institutions and exploring potential solutions to close the financing gap for women entrepreneurs!
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Amanah Ikhtiar allocates RM50 million additional fund for Indian women entrepreneurs - Ramanan #latest #vanakkammalaysia #Amanah #Ikhtiar #allocates #RM50 #million #additional #fund #Indian #women #entrepreneurs #Ramanan #trendingnewsmalaysia #malaysiatamilnews #fyp #vmnews #foryoupage
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: A Pathway to Economic Growth in Afghanistan
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