APRIL 30, 2008 —Tegucigalpa, Honduras—In a night filled with emotion and suspense, eight winners were announced yesterday in Honduras’ first national business plan competition, Idea tu Empresa . The winners received cash prizes totaling $60,000 to implement and grow their businesses. The winners represented each of the three…
FEBRUARY 20, 2008 — Mbabane, Swaziland – In preparation for the FIFA World Cup to be held in neighbouring South Africa in 2010, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), TechnoServe and local sponsors officially launched the Believe Begin Become tourism business plan competition today at the Mountain…
JANUARY 25, 2008 — Washington, DC: TechnoServe is partnering with Heifer International on the new East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. During EADD’s initial four-year pilot phase (starting this month), TechnoServe, Heifer and the International Livestock Research Institute will work…
JANUARY 25, 2008 — Washington, DC A significant grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow TechnoServe to help small-scale coffee farmers in East Africa double their incomes. The $46.9 million, four-year grant will fund an initiative to help approximately 180,000 farmers living on less than…
JANUARY 23, 2008 — Mbabane, Swaziland – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with TechnoServe, NedBank Swaziland and Standard Bank, has announced a $25 million loan guarantee facility to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Swaziland over the next seven years. USAID’s Development…
JANUARY 17, 2008 — Google.org has named TechnoServe as a grantee in a new strategic plan it unveiled today. Google.org has also awarded TechnoServe a new multi-year grant of $3 million to expand the organization's private-sector development efforts. This builds on Google.org's support of TechnoServe's “Believe Begin Become”…
JANUARY 16, 2008 —TechnoServe has launched a nonprofit channel on YouTube that will feature some of the entrepreneurs participating in the organization’s business plan competitions, as well as other videos highlighting TechnoServe’s impact in various sectors and countries around the world. The channel launches with seven entrepreneur profiles from…
DECEMBER 10, 2007 —TechnoServe received a four-star rating, the highest possible, from Charity Navigator for the second consecutive year. The four-star rating indicates that TechnoServe exceeds industry standards and is at the top of its class among like-minded organizations. Charity Navigator help charitable givers make intelligent giving decisions by…
DECEMBER 7, 2007 — Malkerns, Swaziland – Swaziland’s second annual business plan competition, Believe Begin Become, came to its joyous conclusion tonight as the six winners were announced at the final awards ceremony at House on Fire in Malkerns. With the support of the United States Agency for International…
DECEMBER 5, 2007 — TechnoServe and Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC) have launched an innovative program that promotes the use of migrant remittances as a source of investment capital for entrepreneurs in developing countries. The ultimate goal is to promote the growth of small and medium businesses that generate much-needed…
