The Role Of Micro Finance Institutions In The Development Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Kenya: A Case Study Of Equity Bank Meru Branch, Kenya.

ABSTRACT The study sought to establish and evaluate the role of MFI in the development of SME in Meru district and was driven by four objectives of establishing whether there are any existing approaches by MFI's in developing SME, analyzing how small and micro entrepreneurs benefit from micro-finance institutions, evaluating challenges microfinance institutions face in helping develop SME's, identifYing the possible solutions of how to improve micro credit schemes in Meru district. To achieve these objectives, the researcher sampled 30 respondents from Equity Bank Meru branch Kenya and these i…