We are excited to host you for the ANDE Metrics from the Ground Up Conference 2025 that will take place in Nairobi, Kenya!

Six entrepreneur support organizations in these countries will receive $700,000 in funding through the ANDE and IKEA Foundation Partnership to catalyze investment in waste and circular economy businesses. 

Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) are crucial for economic growth but often lack access to financing. Discover how Business Development Services (BDS) equip these enterprises with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive, fueling sustainable development and creating jobs.

Connecting Africa's Early-Stage investors ecosystem for a decade and counting!

Through ANDE's Gender Equality Initiative (AGEI), we convened Gender Learning Communities across our eight chapters focusing on the barriers and discriminatory policies that women entrepreneurs face.

ANDE spoke with Jason Goldberg, Director of Edge Growth, to learn more about NXT-9, an online platform that gives capacity builders a potent toolkit for helping SMEs to grow.

We are excited to be launching the Township Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Learning Labs aimed at supporting the development of township-based organizations providing support to small and growing businesses (SGBs) in these contexts that will address key challenges to the quality and effectiveness of services provided.

Read about the Kawjo Foundation's work promoting women-led markets in Malawi and helping lift women--and the families and communities that depend on them--out of poverty.

Anza was founded eleven years ago on the belief that innovators will transform Tanzania. With core programming focusing on capacity building, access to capital, and connecting communities, Anza recognizes the positive and significant impact that SGBs have and will have on Tanzania’s economy.