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  • Artisans will not go digital unless they become creative participants in the process

    Artisans will not go digital unless they become creative participants in the process

    Digital activation and empowerment through content creation
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    Strive Community
    Mar 16
    Chatty chatbots vs. approachable apps for financial education

    Chatty chatbots vs. approachable apps for financial education

    Boost Capital’s proven technology enables interactive, customized, convenient chat-based financial services and financial education.
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    Strive Community
    Mar 15
    Using behavioral science, gamification, and data science to enable micro-entrepreneurs to flourish…

    Using behavioral science, gamification, and data science to enable micro-entrepreneurs to flourish…

    Changing habits isn’t easy. When habits are financial, it’s even more challenging. Flourish Fi empowers people to build positive money…
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    Strive Community
    Mar 13
    What are we learning about supporting women-owned small businesses with digital finance?

    What are we learning about supporting women-owned small businesses with digital finance?

    Today is International Women’s Day, a day to recognize women’s achievements and take action to drive gender parity. This year’s theme is…
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    Janet Shulist
    Mar 8
    ChatGenie powers small businesses in the post-pandemic world with social commerce tools

    ChatGenie powers small businesses in the post-pandemic world with social commerce tools

    When lockdowns impacted companies, ChatGenie helped Filipino small businesses survive. Now, it’s bridging the gap between e-commerce and…
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    Strive Community
    Mar 6
    Mastercard and International Trade Centre partner for small business e-commerce

    Mastercard and International Trade Centre partner for small business e-commerce

    Supporting micro- and small entrepreneurs worldwide for better online sales through training and community support
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    Strive Community
    Jan 26
    Three tips for designing digital tools for micro-entrepreneurs in the informal economy

    Three tips for designing digital tools for micro-entrepreneurs in the informal economy

    Shujaaz Incoffers four tips for designing needs assessment research that will ground your small business product in reality.
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    Strive Community
    Jan 23
    Where are the micro- and small businesses around the world? Visualizing the data

    Where are the micro- and small businesses around the world? Visualizing the data

    Micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) are essential agents of inclusive growth around the world. There are millions of them; collectively…
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    Grace Natabaalo
    Jan 16
    Why creativity and play are key to understanding the real needs of micro-entrepreneurs

    Why creativity and play are key to understanding the real needs of micro-entrepreneurs

    Shujaaz Incoffers four tips for designing needs assessment research that will ground your small business product in reality.
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    Strive Community
    Nov 8, 2022
    Enabling small businesses to reach their potential by increasing their access to finance

    Enabling small businesses to reach their potential by increasing their access to finance

    Strive Community held a panel with providers developing digital and data-first solutions to break down access to finance barriers for MSEs.
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    Grace Natabaalo
    Nov 7, 2022
    Uncovering digital opportunities to support entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

    Uncovering digital opportunities to support entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

    Strive Community has partnered with Accion to digitally empower MSEs throughout Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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    Strive Community
    Nov 1, 2022
    Strive Community is one year old: Here’s what we have accomplished in the last year

    Strive Community is one year old: Here’s what we have accomplished in the last year

    One year on, we’ve launched 14 programs, developed digital training content for small businesses, and shared insights and better practices.
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    Janet Shulist
    Oct 31, 2022
    New program addresses Grab driver partners’ high demand for business training

    New program addresses Grab driver partners’ high demand for business training

    We explore the needs and goals of Grab driver-partners through a quantitative survey of 34,000 Grab drivers.
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    Janet Shulist
    Oct 13, 2022
    Expanding customer base a key training priority for Grab merchants in Southeast Asia

    Expanding customer base a key training priority for Grab merchants in Southeast Asia

    Research findings on Grab merchant partners’ business profiles, digital tools use, and training priorities to support them to go digital.
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    Janet Shulist
    Oct 13, 2022
    Mastercard and Grab Launch “Small Business, Big Dreams” Program to Boost Entrepreneurship in…

    Mastercard and Grab Launch “Small Business, Big Dreams” Program to Boost Entrepreneurship in…

    Program includes the launch of two online business courses to support small business growth, and aspiring entrepreneurs to start their very…
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    Strive Community
    Oct 11, 2022
    Looking closer at outsourcing platforms for small businesses: A global landscape

    Looking closer at outsourcing platforms for small businesses: A global landscape

    For small businesses who want to increase their productivity, acquire expertise, save time, and grow, hiring new in-house staff is not the…
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    Grace Natabaalo
    Oct 10, 2022
    Innovation to support digitalization of vulnerable small businesses in Brazilian favelas

    Innovation to support digitalization of vulnerable small businesses in Brazilian favelas

    Strive Community recently announced a program to support the digitalization of 500,000 small businesses across up to 5,000 favelas in…
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    Monique Vanni
    Sep 13, 2022
    A program to support the digitalization of 500,000 small businesses in favelas across Brazil

    A program to support the digitalization of 500,000 small businesses in favelas across Brazil

    Training, behavioral nudges and mentoring will be combined to promote small businesses’ adoption of digital tools and access to credit
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    Strive Community
    Sep 12, 2022
    The importance of segmenting small businesses to enable better finance

    The importance of segmenting small businesses to enable better finance

    CGAP recently published a focus note that highlights the importance of segmentation to better meet the formal financial needs of small…
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    Janet Shulist
    Sep 9, 2022
    Lessons on building digital supply chain finance solutions for small businesses in Africa

    Lessons on building digital supply chain finance solutions for small businesses in Africa

    In this report, Accion shares lessons from three key African markets on how to enhance and scale digitally-enabled supply chain finance…
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    Grace Natabaalo
    Sep 9, 2022
    New evidence on the effectiveness of SMS training for micro-retailers

    New evidence on the effectiveness of SMS training for micro-retailers

    Improving business practices by learning new skills is a key way to enable micro and small entrepreneurs to grow their businesses…
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    Janet Shulist
    Aug 17, 2022
    How digital innovators plug the holes in the small business support ecosystem

    How digital innovators plug the holes in the small business support ecosystem

    Last month, Strive Community announced the grant recipients of its inaugural Innovation Fund. A total of one million dollars was awarded to…
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    Strive Community
    Aug 5, 2022
    Digitalizing rural small businesses in agriculture and tourism: Policy strategies from a case study…

    Digitalizing rural small businesses in agriculture and tourism: Policy strategies from a case study…

    Rural small businesses in the agriculture and tourism sectors are major contributors to economic growth in many countries and were some of…
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    Grace Natabaalo
    Aug 5, 2022
    New Global Findex data highlights the potential for digital merchant payments to deepen financial…

    New Global Findex data highlights the potential for digital merchant payments to deepen financial…

    The World Bank has released its latest Global Findex Database, which contains updated indicators on financial services and digital…
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    Janet Shulist
    Aug 3, 2022
    Consult, Design, Test, Repeat

    Consult, Design, Test, Repeat

    Agile and Human-Centered Digital Training Development for Micro- and Small Enterprises
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    Strive Community
    Jul 20, 2022
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