Meeting the requirements for accessing fund for entrepreneurial venture within the informal sector remains the major
discouraging factor. This paper evaluated the financing challenges confronting informal entrepreneurs in Southwest,
Nigeria. Survey method was used to collect data from 182 informal entrepreneurs’ in Southwest, Nigeria and analysed with simple frequency percentage and chi- square. Findings revealed the following: poor financing constitute a major challenge to informal entrepreneurs in South-Western States of Nigeria with X2T = 5.99 <X2 c = 67.35 informal entrepreneurs have adequate knowledge of sources of finance with X2r - -5.99 <
