Lendahand is a Netherlands-based online lending platform with the objective to stimulate employment in emerging countries. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in these countries do not have proper access to financing as they are too small for banks and too large and complex for microfinance institutions. Hence they are not able to grow and percentage-wise only provide half of the jobs that SMEs in developed countries deliver. Financing the ‘missing middle’ leads to significant social impact while leaving room for a solid financial return. On our platform individuals can unlock this potential by choosing promising SMEs to lend to. We call this meso-credit.
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