
中小企業の「ミッシングミドル」を解消する、新たなデジタル資金調達
中小企業は成長と雇用創出を牽引し、全企業の90%、グローバルな雇用の半数以上を占めています。一方、中小企業の中には「ミッシングミドル(中間層の空白)」と呼ばれるセグメントが存在します。マイクロファイナンスには規模が大きすぎ、商業銀行にとっては規模が小さくリスクが高い、または非公式であるために、金融システムの隙間に落ち込んでしまう企業群です。
Shuyin Tang is CEO and Co-Founder of the Beacon Fund, South East Asia's first private debt fund with a gender and impact lens. She has been living and investing in Viet Nam since 2013 and has played a pivotal role in developing the country's impact investing sector. In addition to her role at the Beacon Fund, she is also a Partner at Patamar Capital, a leading impact investing platform in South-East Asia. Tang spearheads gender lens investing initiatives at Patamar, including launching and managing the groundbreaking Investing in Women Fund. She has been recognized as a WEF YGL, one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence, an Asia 21 Young Leader, and one of the Most Influential Asian Australians: 40 Under 40. She currently serves on the board and investment committee of the Equality Fund and as the Jury President for South and Central Asia for the Cartier Women's Initiative. Tang graduated summa cum laude from the Australian National University, where she also received the University Medal.
中小企業は成長と雇用創出を牽引し、全企業の90%、グローバルな雇用の半数以上を占めています。一方、中小企業の中には「ミッシングミドル(中間層の空白)」と呼ばれるセグメントが存在します。マイクロファイナンスには規模が大きすぎ、商業銀行にとっては規模が小さくリスクが高い、または非公式であるために、金融システムの隙間に落ち込んでしまう企業群です。
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drive growth and job creation, and account for 90% of businesses and more than half of global employment. Yet, within this group lies a segment o...