The problem is a dearth not just of lenders but also of people willing to buy an ownership stake in companies, like the angel investors and venture capitalists that American entrepreneurs often rely on.
This has been a theme in some of the recent literature on development, that a more VC approach needs to be taken to promote the founding and expanding of SMBs in emerging countries.
The relationship between lender and SMB is transactional, with the lender only interested in getting back the principle plus interest.
With interests aligned around the success of an enterprise, however, a unique symbiotic relationship forms between owner and manager (when the process works well.) This encourages sharing of resources, contacts and business ideas.
What Microloans Miss: Financial Page: The New Yorker
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