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The study focused on three main research questions: What challenges do women micro-entrepreneurs face in maintaining and growing their businesses. Kiva has facilitated over US $1.6 billion in loans to 500+ partners in over 90 countries. The research is designed to be applied towards identifying innovative financial solutions that can be developed or tailored to best address the needs and demands of women entrepreneurs of all sizes and populating different sectors of the economy. Negative shocks are common throughout the year with more than two-thirds of SPBD’s customers reporting incidences of a negative shock in the past twelve months.
