Theme
Acceleration

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Whitney Dubinsky
Years of Experience
15 years
Natacia Gwebu

Business development service (BDS) programmes, such as accelerators and incubators, are increasingly looked to as promising ways to help entrepreneurs enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and access investment. In Fiji, there is a small but quickly growing entrepreneurial ecosystem supported by over a dozen BDS programmes. This report seeks to characterize the BDS landscape and form recommendations for its continued growth based on international research and established best practices from other ecosystems across the globe.

In this report, the authors assess the practices of Fiji's BDS providers against the SCALE principles, a set of recommendations published in 2021 by the Argidius Foundation which reflect global best practices for BDS provision. This study identified a total of 21 BDS programmes in the Fijian ecosystem administered by 14 service providers, including eight accelerators, five incubators, and eight additional programmes such as co-working spaces, grantmaking facilities, and technical assistance. Based on desk research and interviews with programme managers, the authors assessed Fiji’s accelerator and incubator landscape as moderately applying the SCALE principles.

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January 31, 2025

ANDE y Bridge for Billions se unen para realizar un estudio en 11 países de América Latina y África, con el objetivo de identificar desafíos y oportunidades para las Organizaciones de Apoyo al Emprendimiento (ESOs). La iniciativa actualizará mapas de ecosistemas, analizará datos clave y proporcionará herramientas estratégicas para mejorar el apoyo a pequeñas empresas en crecimiento.

Las ESOs interesadas pueden participar completando un cuestionario antes del 3 de febrero de 2025, accediendo a beneficios exclusivos como reportes personalizados y descuentos en eventos.

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January 7, 2025
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The concept of gender-lens acceleration has taken hold in recent years, with various toolkits outlining how to be more gender inclusive at every step of the acceleration process, from selection to programming and alumni support. However, it is not well understood how effective these strategies have been in producing more equitable outcomes for women. This report aims to fill that information gap by synthesizing the research on accelerating women-led ventures, exploring case studies of two accelerator programs in Asia that have outsized impacts for such ventures, and spotlighting other programs with unique program models or perspectives.

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August 16, 2024

Un encuentro que conectó a más de 200 emprendedores del Altiplano del país

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