Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard StriveInflation sets a new frontier for digital financial servicesThe war in Ukraine has triggered worldwide inflation and, unsurprisingly, small businesses have been hit especially hard. We look at how…May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiLaunching today: The digital transformation of small business supportA new whitepaper from Strive CommunityApr 11, 2022Apr 11, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard StriveThe legacy and future of the World Bank’s Doing Business indexThe Doing Business (DB) report can be considered the single most influential source for business policy and regulation in the world.Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard Strive🏍️ Digital-driven asset financing can turn workers into micro-enterprisesDigital platforms can be powerful connectors of supply and demand for services and work.Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard StriveThe online pivot — notes from the frontline of small businessWhen the Covid-19 pandemic hit, small businesses around the world were pushed to increase their use of digital technologies. A new study…Mar 24, 2022Mar 24, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard Strive🚀 How digital technologies have transformed women-oriented small business supportIn our third Spotlight for International Women’s Day, we take a look at the ways in which digital technologies have changed how women-owned…Mar 7, 2022Mar 7, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard Strive🚦Pitfalls, promise, and potentialIn our second Spotlight for International Women’s Day, we look at the role that digital technologies can play in tackling gender barriers…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard Strive👩💻 The pandemic’s dire effects on women-owned small businesses–and its digital opportunityIn the run-up to International Women’s Day, we take a closer look at how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected female-owned businesses and at…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard Strive📖New resource: World Trade Organization’s Trade4MSMEsThe World Trade Organization (WTO) published the Trade4MSMEs website, a resource to enable small enterprises to increase their exports. The…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
Nicolas FriedericiinMastercard Strive🦠 Omicron and small business — playing the Covid long game2021 ended as it began — with bad COVID news — also for small enterprises: a wave of infections slowed or halted business around the world.Jan 28, 2022Jan 28, 2022