Predicting the Financial Health of Small Businesses with Python

Introduction Small businesses keep many African economies going, but it is often a struggle for their owners when it comes to getting loans, insurance and other financial services. If we could tell from a few survey answers which businesses are doing well and which are struggling, the right people could get help faster. That was the question behind this project. The data came from the data.org Financial Health Prediction Challenge on Zindi, and the goal was to predict whether a busin