$250 / Finance Available
MSME Finance
Course Curriculum
Week 1
MSMEs, Economic Growth, and the Financing Gap
Week 2
Current Digital MSME Debt Finance and Alternative Credit Landscape
Week 3
Exploring Data Types, Collection Methods, and Real World MSME Lending Models
Week 4
Considerations, Risks, and the Future of Digital MSME Financing
Faculty
Elizabeth Friend
Elizabeth is a sustainable international development practitioner and organizational strategist with a focus on developing, implementing, and evaluating market-based solutions to poverty. She has over a decade of experience working with micro-enterprises and early-stage social impact startups.
In her current role as Managing Director of the Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF), she leads work on impact-first investing and focuses on innovative financing structures that bridge the supply and demand capital gaps by blending philanthropic, development, and private capital. Prior to her work with S3IDF, Elizabeth served as International Director of Village Forward where she managed international programming and played a central role in developing operational capacity and micro-franchise expansion strategies. Elizabeth has served as a consultant for USAID and a been presenter at regional and international conferences forums where she discussed energy poverty, systems-level program design, and small-scale enterprise financing.
Elizabeth holds a M.S. Finance from Northeastern University and M.A. in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University as well as a B.A. in Leadership Studies and Political Science from the University of Richmond. She also recently completed Digital Frontiers Institute’s Certified Digital Finance Practitioner Program.
What is DFS?
DFS, or digital financial services, are any financial services that are available through digital channels and includes payments, credit, savings, transfers and insurance.
What is Fintech?
Fintech, or financial technology, refers to any digital technological tools or business models used to support the delivery of financial services.
What is Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion is a key part of DFI’s agenda and refers to the goal of ensuring that all people, especially marginalised groups, have access to the financial tools they need.
What is a Virtual Classroom?
A virtual classroom is a learning environment that only exists through a digital platform and that allows students to participate regardless of their geographic location. All DFI’s courses are delivered in a virtual classroom.
What is Digital Frontiers Institute?
Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI) is a digital education provider designed to prepare professionals for the challenges and opportunities they will encounter in a rapidly changing economy.
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