Discussion about entry: BPI Sustainable Energy Finance Program for SMEs

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Matt Guttentag profile img
Thu, 11/11/2010 - 14:02

On October 27, 2010, the judges reviewed entries for the Changemakers G-20 SME Finance Challenge competition and would like to pass on the following feedback for your entry (below). Thank you for applying and for your hard work in the field. We are excited to archive your entry to serve as a leading solution for the worldwide community of innovators. We wish you continued luck with your innovative, sustainable, and socially impactful initiatives.

All the best,

The Changemakers Team

This is an interesting project. Public money catalyzes private money, which directly hits one of the targets of the competition, and there seems to be good leverage. What these guys do is take a piece of the action and fund you against the profit, with a focus on energy. One thing to keep in mind is to make sure that it is going after the true “missing middle” and not focusing on businesses that are larger than SME.