Pioneer Precipice
Social enterprises face a funding gap after the initial grants Equity is not often the right capital and there is need for debt to grow.
Debt Desert
Lenders perceive social enterprises as risky, leaving a critical gap that threatens the long-term sustainability and impact of the business.
Community Cost
Communities do not get the market solutions that can give them agency, options, better quality of life and economic resilience.
What GEAR Addresses
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Financial Access:
Guarantee mechanisms that enable enterprises to secure affordable credit from commercial lenders.
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Market Linkages:
Connecting enterprises with public and private sector opportunities, buyers, and value chain partners.
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Capacity Building:
Focused technical assistance to scale the business and impact and thereby becoming bankable.
From grants to debt: Rethinking how social enterprises are financed
7 min read
India Development Review (IDR) article with various case studies on how funding for social entreprises can move from grants to loans with guarantees and the role of CSR / philanthropy
guarantees
Blended finance
Practitioners
A Birds-Eye View on Derisking Funding for Social Impact Entrepreneurship
6 min read
Case study of Bharat Rohan that shows how funding for Social Impact Entrepreneurship was derisked successfully
guarantees
Blended finance
Practitioners
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