Mastercard Strive

To create an equitable economy, grantmakers should address the financial and training hurdles that cause so many entrepreneurs to fail.

A two-year Mastercard Strive USA grant has paved the way for investment platform CNote to strengthen their organizational capacity…

A unique and first-time partnership between two mission-driven organizations, Next Street and Community Reinvestment Fund USA, is behind a…

Lessons and best practices highlighted in this paper can enable other organizations to engage micro-entrepreneurs in online communities.

This conversation took place at the Mastercard Strive USA Summit in St. Louis, Missouri, between Tishaura O. Jones, mayor of St. Louis, and…

No Corre Digital connected with more than 60,000 Brazilian micro-entrepreneurs through content, live streams, mentoring and tools

This article highlights key themes and moments from the fourth Mastercard Strive USA Summit held in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September…

After Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in 2017, leaving $139 billion worth of damage in its wake, the island’s surviving residents were…

Mastercard Strive has partnered with organizations worldwide to support innovative technologies that enable positive environmental impacts.

This article highlights key themes and moments from the third Mastercard Strive USA Summit held in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 2024…

This blog shares some top tips for communicating your idea or solution effectively in an innovation fund application

Boost Technology reflects on their impact and lessons on empowering small retailers with self-ordering insights and embedded finance

The technical support entrepreneurs need to launch and grow their businesses can vary widely. Additionally, there is an increasingly…

Digital innovation supports small business resilience and growth. This post reflects on outcomes and lessons from our first Innovation…

While small retailers make up 99% of the global retail population, existing circular solutions are often expensive and inflexible.

Across Latin America, small merchants are trying to advantage of the promise of an increasingly digital economy through e-commerce

In an increasingly interconnected world, empowering small entrepreneurs is crucial for global economic growth.

This article highlights key themes and moments from the second Strive USA Summit in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. Strive USA Summits…

Exploring the Small Business Evidence Map to understand how digital tools make small businesses more efficient and eventually grow.

Digital marketplaces offer a unique opportunity for small businesses to compete, improve, grow, and become more resilient.

Mastercard Strive shares insights from our Evidence Map about how to better design and deliver digital upskilling for small businesses.

This conversation took place at the Mastercard Strive USA Summit in New York City between Kevin D. Kim, Commissioner of the NYC Department…

Using our Small Business Evidence Map, Mastercard Strive explores the evidence to understand how credit contributes to resilience and…

Fresh federal funding, particularly the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), is flowing into the small business…