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Chile has a robust and diverse national economy, but its benefits are far from equally distributed – nearly a fifth of the population lives below the poverty line. To improve the quality of life for Chileans at the bottom of the economic pyramid, TechnoServe, with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank, J.P. Morgan, DUOC, D&S and Fundación Pro Bono, is developing its successful business plan competition model in Chile. The program is helping emerging Chilean entrepreneurs turn good ideas into thriving small and medium businesses that generate jobs and markets while also increasing the supply of high-quality, affordable goods and services for the majority. The emphasis is on businesses in the fields of energy, food, health, housing, basic services and information technology.

TechnoServe, with the support of major local companies, is also working on economic development plans in some of Chile's most impoverished rural counties. The program has already identified high-potential business opportunities for entrepreneurs in the agribusiness and tourism industries.

TechnoServe/Chile

Av. Gral. Bustamante 30, Oficina 61
Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Tel: 56 (2) 204 81 52
jthomas@tns.org 

Senior Advisor: Juan C. Thomas
Established: 2007 

Practices: Developing Entrepreneurs