Enhancing Access to Finance for Women-Owned Enterprises

This report provides an evaluation of the state of access to finance by Women-Owned Enterprises (WoEs) in Nigeria, providing insights into the barriers and challenges faced by Women-Owned Enterprises in accessing finance as well as best practices and recommendations for facilitating interventions and driving the increased uptake of financial products by WoEs in Nigeria. Key success criteria are identified, with recommendations on how best to scale them. The study also outlines the key policy initiatives that would improve access to finance for WoEs in general.