Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) are revolutionizing the entrepreneurial landscape by embracing an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) perspective. In a world where sustainability and growth are intertwined, these trailblazers are redefining market success.
The drive of entrepreneurs in small and growing or medium businesses is the crux of development, and the ecosystems that allow them to flourish are instrumental in unleashing their potential to end “the tyranny of poverty.”
Join us at the third Township Economies Learning Lab in East London, Eastern Cape supported by the Walmart Foundation.
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.
The objective of ANDE’s Learning Communities is to create a space for thought leadership, cross learning and is serving as a platform to generate knowledge to advance gender issues, among ANDE awardee
In this blog post, we are proud to introduce FUNDES Latin America, an ANDE member that strengthens the entrepreneurial capacities of MSMEs in Latin America to promote economic, social and environmental development in the region
We are excited to host our second learning lab in Cape Town, Western Cape with support from the Walmart Foundation.
"Uganda's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative (UEEI) Phase II aimed to address key gaps and opportunities in the entrepreneurial ecosystems of Kampala and Gulu, Uganda. The initiative was designed to work collectively towards addressing interrelated constraints such as limited access to financing, mentorship, and network connections, which were found to be limiting entrepreneurship in Uganda. While progress has been made, challenges such as bureaucratic red tape and a lack of appropriate financial products for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still exist. The UEEI Phase II serves as a valuable learning opportunity for practitioners and policymakers working to cultivate a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem in emerging markets."