How We Engage
Entrepreneur Level
Business Training
Build the capacity of local entrepreneurs to manage and grow their businesses
Financial Inclusion
Facilitate use of formal financial services, including loans, credit lines, and checking and savings accounts
Technology Access
Promote access to training on business-relevant technology and equipment
Market Level
Inclusive Markets
Build bridges between underserved communities and the local economy
Collaborative Impact
Knowledge Sharing
Entrepreneur Level
Finance
Loan Guarantees
Overcomes entrepreneurs’ collateral constraints.
Business Financing
Provides equity, debt, credit lines, and lease-to-own options to meet entrepreneurs’ specific financing needs.
Buy - Back Agreement
Reduces risk for financing institutions, encouraging local lending.
Technology
Expanded Options
Promotes the use of new or existing technology and equipment combinations.
Increased Productivity
Provides training on equipment for efficiency gains/productivity.
Service and Maintenance
Ensures that technology and equipment continue to operate.
Business
Market Linkages
Helps entrepreneurs develop viable business concepts.
Hands - on Training and Mentoring
Equips entrepreneurs to manage and grow their businesses.
Market Linkages
Connects businesses’ products and services with local markets.
Market Level
For Inclusive Markets
Mainstream Economy Connections
Creates incentives, reduces costs, mitigates risk to enable more business partnerships and transactions.
Improved Economic Opportunity
Promotes decent work and creates employment and other income opportunities for marginalized communities.
New Products and Services
Increases availability to affordable and previously inaccessible products and services.
Collaborative Impact
Collective Resources
Increases and varies support for broader impact.
Institutionalized Solutions
Ensures program sustainability through incorporation of local stakeholders.
Diverse Perspectives
Promotes multiple viewpoints and expertise to generate more effective solutions.
Knowledge Sharing
Best Practices
Exchanges effective methods to improve project outcomes.
Convened Stakeholders
Enables productive dialogues around collaborative solutions.
Challenged Conventions
Propels/pushes innovations to ensure progress on development challenges.
Who We Work With
Community Partners
Business Partners
Small businesses, social enterprises, equipment and technology suppliers.
Financing Partners
Banks, lending cooperative, leasing companies, crowdfunding platforms.
Government Partners
National, state and local departments, ministries and agencies.
