South Africa’s townships are buzzing with entrepreneurial energy, yet a massive amount of potential remains locked away. At the recent KIP SIGNAL: Township Enterprise Intelligence Session, ecosystem leaders gathered to confront the barriers holding these markets back. The findings? A powerful mix of sobering challenges and a deeply hopeful roadmap for the future of local enterprise.
ANDE Africa chapters recently hosted a Pan-African webinar focused on AI & Enterprise Growth, bringing together ecosystem players to discuss how we can support Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in navigating this new era.
Women entrepreneurs are driving growth and resilience across emerging markets, but structural barriers still limit their progress. ANDE works with partners across sectors to build more inclusive ecosystems through research, practical tools, and network-driven collaboration.
ANDE participated in the final consultation on South Africa’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy (NES). This engagement builds on ANDE’s sustained participation in the NES consultation process since November 2024.
ANDE’s flagship Investment Manager Training convened investors in Ghana to strengthen capital deployment for climate innovation across agribusiness and food systems
Discover how Stanford Seed is helping entrepreneurs across Africa, South Asia, and Indonesia grow thriving businesses that create jobs and transform communities. Learn how their programs turn potential into measurable impact.
With only a fraction of Kenya's daily waste being recycled, the potential for circular innovation is immense. ANDE’s latest toolkit, born from our Climate and Environment Action Lab, empowers ESOs and investors to support SGBs driving the circular economy. Discover actionable insights on program design, impact measurement, and ecosystem collaboration to help Kenyan entrepreneurs turn waste into long-term economic value.
The adoption of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards is relevant not only because investors are more inclined to consider them in their investment decisions but also due to their potential positive impact on sustainable development. While ESG implementation is still mostly voluntary, governments around the world are increasingly integrating these standards into their legal frameworks. Thus, understanding how the law supports ESG adoption becomes essential. However, the law alone is not sufficient to ensure that companies apply these standards. Investment is also needed to guarantee that the impact of ESG practices is long-lasting. In this paper we present our findings on how legal frameworks of 10 countries support ESG standards implementation, and what funding alternatives are available, particularly to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
In this Member Spotlight, Carole Ramella, Managing Director of GFA Consulting, highlights how the firm helps SMEs strengthen their internal systems to become genuinely investment-ready. Through tools such as the Business Diagnostic and Financial Control Tool, GFA provides clear insights, actionable priorities, and reliable financial visibility.