Unlock the Full Potential of Your Business Development Services with SCALE 360

The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is launching SCALE 360, a new global initiative aimed at strengthening Business Development Service (BDS) providers, including accelerators, incubators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations.

Drawing on insights from the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI) and the latest academic research, SCALE 360 applies the SCALE framework—Select, Charging, Address, Learning, Lead by Example—to equip BDS providers with evidence-based strategies that drive real impact.

This program brings together carefully selected cohorts of participants for an immersive learning journey, providing hands-on guidance on implementing best practices in BDS programming. Developed in collaboration with local ANDE members and partners, SCALE 360 delivers practical, actionable tools to unlock the growth potential of small and growing businesses (SGBs).

Our Partners

ANDE SCALE 360 Cambodia is partnering with Enhancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Investments (3Ei), co-implemented by Khmer Enterprise and Swisscontact and funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Khmer Enterprise. 

360 Degrees of Impact: Strengthening Cambodia’s Entrepreneurial Backbone

ANDE East and Southeast Asia Chapter recently convened its cohort comprising 15 participants representing 9 organizations in Cambodia as a kickoff of the SCALE 360, a new global initiative that aims at strengthening and unlocking the potential of Business Development Service (BDS) providers, including accelerators, incubators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations, through a 2-month immersive learning journey that provides hands-on guidance on implementing best practices in BDS programming. 

The Kickoff intended to ensure the readiness of all participants and provide them an opportunity to get to know each other. It excitedly started with the Pitch Me If You Can, an elevator pitch that allowed the participants to introduce themselves and the uniqueness of their business development services (BDS) programs, this was followed by the Common Ground, a FailFair-style activity that provided a safe space to the participants to talk about what didn’t work for their programs. 

This in-person gathering concluded with a presentation, refreshing the participants of the construct of the SCALE 360 curriculum, and a benchmarking overview of the cohort that was conducted through self-evaluation of the participants’ organizations’ existing approaches which allows them to benchmark their practices against peers and improve those practices through goal setting.  

The cohort will be convening again in the coming weeks for 5 in-depth sessions where they will be gaining practical insights and tools on applying the SCALE 360 principles from our invited expert speakers.