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Toward a green economy: Enabling small businesses to become more sustainable and resilient through…
Toward a green economy: Enabling small businesses to become more sustainable and resilient through…
Mastercard Strive has partnered with organizations worldwide to support innovative technologies that enable positive environmental impacts.
Strive
Aug 14
How to show your authentic self in your innovation fund application
How to show your authentic self in your innovation fund application
This blog shares some top tips for communicating your idea or solution effectively in an innovation fund application
Strive
Jul 28
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again: The power of continuous learning in innovation
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again: The power of continuous learning in innovation
Boost Technology reflects on their impact and lessons on empowering small retailers with self-ordering insights and embedded finance
Strive
Jun 12
Driving innovative solutions for small businesses: Reflections from our first Strive Innovation…
Driving innovative solutions for small businesses: Reflections from our first Strive Innovation…
Digital innovation supports small business resilience and growth. This post reflects on outcomes and lessons from our first Innovation…
Strive
Jun 5
Tern Eco: Making circularity easy for micro- and small businesses
Tern Eco: Making circularity easy for micro- and small businesses
While small retailers make up 99% of the global retail population, existing circular solutions are often expensive and inflexible.
Strive
May 29
Supporting small businesses to sell online: How can local providers and networks build small…
Supporting small businesses to sell online: How can local providers and networks build small…
Across Latin America, small merchants are trying to advantage of the promise of an increasingly digital economy through e-commerce
Strive
May 15
Harnessing the powerful reach of social media to promote educational content to Latin American…
Harnessing the powerful reach of social media to promote educational content to Latin American…
In an increasingly interconnected world, empowering small entrepreneurs is crucial for global economic growth.
Strive
May 6
Unlocking new markets and faster practices: How digital tools support small businesses to become…
Unlocking new markets and faster practices: How digital tools support small businesses to become…
Exploring the Small Business Evidence Map to understand how digital tools make small businesses more efficient and eventually grow.
Strive
Apr 17
The digital marketplace dilemma: Growth opportunities and challenges for small businesses
The digital marketplace dilemma: Growth opportunities and challenges for small businesses
Digital marketplaces offer a unique opportunity for small businesses to compete, improve, grow, and become more resilient.
Strive
Apr 10
Cracking the Code: The Game-Changing Impact of Digital Upskilling on Small Enterprises
Cracking the Code: The Game-Changing Impact of Digital Upskilling on Small Enterprises
Mastercard Strive shares insights from our Evidence Map about how to better design and deliver digital upskilling for small businesses.
Strive
Apr 2
Exploring the evidence: The power of tailored digital financial services for small businesses
Exploring the evidence: The power of tailored digital financial services for small businesses
Using our Small Business Evidence Map, Mastercard Strive explores the evidence to understand how credit contributes to resilience and…
Strive
Mar 27
Harnessing immersive learning: Upskilling tractor owners to grow their businesses through VR
Harnessing immersive learning: Upskilling tractor owners to grow their businesses through VR
This post sheds light on how VR can drive immersive learning and reflects on XRGlobal’s top lessons from designing VR learning experiences.
Strive
Mar 20
How Vested Impact enables data-driven impact assessments for micro- and small businesses
How Vested Impact enables data-driven impact assessments for micro- and small businesses
Vested Impact’s platform gives small businesses access to independent, affordable, data-driven impact assessments tailored to their needs.
Strive Community
Mar 5
Deploying Internet-of-Things dispensers in informal retail: What have we learned?
Deploying Internet-of-Things dispensers in informal retail: What have we learned?
Novek reflects on some of their biggest learnings from developing a washing powder dispensing system for micro-retailers in Kenya.
Strive Community
Feb 26
Developing data-driven learning journeys for micro- and small entrepreneurs in Brazil
Developing data-driven learning journeys for micro- and small entrepreneurs in Brazil
Flourish Fi takes a closer look at lessons on developing a gamified financial education journey for micro- and small entrepreneurs.
Strive Community
Feb 21
Grants available for AI solutions for small businesses
Grants available for AI solutions for small businesses
Today, Mastercard launched its latest Strive Innovation Fund. The fourth of its kind, this round offers up to €500,000 to up to 20 winners…
Strive Community
Jan 22
Grants available to help small businesses manage rising sustainability demands
Grants available to help small businesses manage rising sustainability demands
Today, Mastercard launched its latest Strive Innovation Fund. The fourth of its kind, this round offers up to €500,000 to up to 20 winners…
Strive Community
Jan 22
Grants available for small business cybersecurity solutions
Grants available for small business cybersecurity solutions
Today, Mastercard launched its latest Strive Innovation Fund. The fourth of its kind, this round offers up to €500,000 to up to 20 winners…
Strive Community
Jan 22
Grants available to improve access to credit for European small businesses
Grants available to improve access to credit for European small businesses
Today, Mastercard launched its latest Strive Innovation Fund. The fourth of its kind, this round offers up to €500,000 to up to 20 winners…
Strive Community
Jan 22
Introducing CREDERE: A new solution using open data to improve the financial inclusion of small…
Introducing CREDERE: A new solution using open data to improve the financial inclusion of small…
Open Contracting Partnership is piloting a new solution to connect small businesses with financial institutions in Bogotá
Strive Community
Dec 13, 2023
Fueling small business growth in the United States: Meet the Mastercard Strive USA Innovation Fund…
Fueling small business growth in the United States: Meet the Mastercard Strive USA Innovation Fund…
This is the second article of two highlighting the winners of the Mastercard Strive Innovation Fund. The first blog introduced the global…
Strive USA
Dec 5, 2023
Announcing the newest winners of our Strive Community Innovation Fund: Part one
Announcing the newest winners of our Strive Community Innovation Fund: Part one
This is the first blog of two highlighting the winners of our innovation fund. This first blog introduces the global winners, while the…
Strive Community
Dec 7, 2023
Want to boost the global economy by $10 trillion? Invest in women.
Want to boost the global economy by $10 trillion? Invest in women.
This post originally appeared on CARE’s website, here.
Strive Community
Nov 29, 2023
Empowering women entrepreneurs: Navigating challenges and seizing opportunities for gender…
Empowering women entrepreneurs: Navigating challenges and seizing opportunities for gender…
Understanding the challenges faced by women-owned small businesses revealed by our Evidence Map helps us design more impactful support.
Strive Community
Nov 17, 2023
Good, bad, or nill? Evidence of the impact of digitalization on MSEs in Latin America
Good, bad, or nill? Evidence of the impact of digitalization on MSEs in Latin America
An in-depth meta-analysis of the best literature on small business support programs.
Strive Community
Nov 8, 2023
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