Small and Growing Businesses

Earlier this month, a U.S. Congressional delegation visited TechnoServe and Citi Foundation’s Box Shop program in Soweto, South Africa.

Cesar and Priscilla Díaz have launched a successful catering business in a small town in Chile with the help of the EMERGE program, an Anglo American-TechnoServe collaboration.

Graciela Barrientos is working with her mother Elsa to build a successful childcare provider and training service in El Salvador.

Young entrepreneurs like Audrey Allotey are starting and growing food businesses that provide key products and create jobs in their communities.

To help grow their sunflower oil business, the Majengo sisters needed access to finance, which is often a barrier to success for women entrepreneurs.

Through vocational apprenticeships and business mentorship, young women like Emily Ahebwa are creating new sources of income in Uganda.

Within a year of completing TechnoServe's STRYDE training, an inspiring young woman has built a thriving business in an industry dominated by men.

A young female entrepreneur in Uganda navigates a male-dominated industry in pursuit of her dreams.

A plantain business in Honduras demonstrates how women's inclusion can translate into higher sales, expanded markets and a more diverse talent pool.

Rural development expert Cleopatra Ngulube explores the role of agribusiness in addressing youth unemployment.