The credit gap faced by women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide is a shocking $1.5 trillion. Working to close this gender investment gap is not only the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do: it is economic growth left on the table.
Since 2014, Goldman Sachs has helped to reduce this gap by mobilizing $2.8 billion in capital through the Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility, a finance facility created by our women’s entrepreneurship program—Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women—and the International Finance Corporation.
