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  • 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
    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…
    Go to the profile of Grace Natabaalo
    Grace Natabaalo
    Aug 5
    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
    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
    Strive Innovation Fund winners announced!

    Strive Innovation Fund winners announced!

    Meet the innovators testing new digital solutions to strengthen small businesses.
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    Alina Kaiser
    Jul 13
    Increased use of digital payments in Latin America and the Caribbean: An opportunity for merchants…

    Increased use of digital payments in Latin America and the Caribbean: An opportunity for merchants…

    At the peak of the pandemic, about 50 million consumers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) adopted in-store digital merchant payments…
    Go to the profile of Grace Natabaalo
    Grace Natabaalo
    Jul 6
    A closer look at the digitalization of SMEs in Europe

    A closer look at the digitalization of SMEs in Europe

    Firms that adopted digital technologies fared better during the pandemic but there were disparities in adoption with regard to firm size
    Go to the profile of Janet Shulist
    Janet Shulist
    Jul 4
    Using virtual reality for training

    Using virtual reality for training

    VR has the potential to offer an immersive, interactive, and effective way to train entrepreneurs and small businesses.
    Go to the profile of Janet Shulist
    Janet Shulist
    Jun 17
    How Shujaaz Inc supports young micro-entrepreneurs through peer learning, networking, and mentoring

    How Shujaaz Inc supports young micro-entrepreneurs through peer learning, networking, and mentoring

    Peer influence can be an important motivator for all ages, but especially for young people.
    Go to the profile of Janet Shulist
    Janet Shulist
    Jun 17
    How to use videos to digitally upskill small businesses

    How to use videos to digitally upskill small businesses

    Videos are a highly engaging and effective channel for training. Here’s how they can be used to support small businesses.
    Go to the profile of Janet Shulist
    Janet Shulist
    Jun 17
    Addressing the ‘missing middle’ of insurance: How insurers can better serve micro and small…

    Addressing the ‘missing middle’ of insurance: How insurers can better serve micro and small…

    Despite the benefits insurance can offer, the vast majority of micro and small businesses around the globe remain underinsured. Micro and…
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    Janet Shulist
    Jun 11
    Targeted funding and partnerships are key to unlocking small business finance

    Targeted funding and partnerships are key to unlocking small business finance

    Access to finance is critical to small business growth, but there is a dearth of financial solutions that meet the nuanced and diverse…
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    Grace Natabaalo
    Jun 10
    Learning from a decade of supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses

    Learning from a decade of supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses

    A report from Innovations for Poverty Action’s (IPA) Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development program takes a closer look at the…
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    Janet Shulist
    Jun 9
    Inflation sets a new frontier for digital financial services

    Inflation sets a new frontier for digital financial services

    The war in Ukraine has triggered worldwide inflation and, unsurprisingly, small businesses have been hit especially hard. We look at how…
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    Nicolas Friederici
    May 5
    Merchant payments drive mobile money growth in 2021

    Merchant payments drive mobile money growth in 2021

    The GSMA recently published the tenth edition of its annual State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money, which captures data and insights…
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    Janet Shulist
    May 3
    Small businesses turn to web 3.0

    Small businesses turn to web 3.0

    As small businesses recover from the effects of the pandemic, many are increasingly relying on digital tools to stay afloat. While some…
    Go to the profile of Grace Natabaalo
    Grace Natabaalo
    Apr 28
    Launching today: The digital transformation of small business support

    Launching today: The digital transformation of small business support

    A new whitepaper from Strive Community
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    Strive Community
    Apr 12
    The legacy and future of the World Bank’s Doing Business index

    The legacy and future of the World Bank’s Doing Business index

    The Doing Business (DB) report can be considered the single most influential source for business policy and regulation in the world.
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    Nicolas Friederici
    Apr 5
    🏍️ Digital-driven asset financing can turn workers into micro-enterprises

    🏍️ Digital-driven asset financing can turn workers into micro-enterprises

    Digital platforms can be powerful connectors of supply and demand for services and work.
    Go to the profile of Nicolas Friederici
    Nicolas Friederici
    Mar 29
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