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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…
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…
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…
Janet Shulist
Aug 3
Consult, Design, Test, Repeat
Consult, Design, Test, Repeat
Agile and Human-Centered Digital Training Development for Micro- and Small Enterprises
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.
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…
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
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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.
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.
Nicolas Friederici
Mar 29
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