Factors influencing SMEs access to finance: A case study of Westland Division,Kenya
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SMEs; Financial inclusion; credit rating; MFIs; enabling environment;All these keywords.
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- G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENT-2015-09-26 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-SBM-2015-09-26 (Small Business Management)
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