Access to Capital for Rural Enterprises (ACRE)’s investment-readiness support to rural SMEs worldwide

<h3>Key findings</h3>
<p>The missing middle definition is very expansive and requires segmentation. It is difficult to manage that range without proper segmentation of both enterprises and impact investors.</p>
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<li>Many of the investors in the syndicate were only interested in enterprises that could absorb over $500k, whereas some enterprises had capital needs of less than $100k.</li>
<li>Even when ticket sizes met, it was still difficult to meet investor preferences for sectors, geographies, business models, and type of financing.<br><br>
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<li>Such programmes need both a large number and diverse breadth of investors, and an effective way of managing them.</li>
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<li>Customised technical assistance is incredibly valuable and helps to optimise revenue and impact.</li>
<li>Managing expectations of entrepreneurs/management teams is crucial. Many if not all of the supported enterprises had high hopes and expectations of accessing capital, with some feeling they did not get a fair shot to pitch directly to the investors.</li>
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Key findings

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Assessing the impact of ACRE’s work to match 30-plus rural businesses with investment (2018).

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