Catalyzing Economic Growth in Mining Communities
TechnoServe is implementing two programs in Brazil with the global mining company Anglo American, taking a market systems approach to creating prosperity through enterprise development.
South America
From Coca to Cocoa: Growing Sweet Prosperity in Peru
TechnoServe’s Simon Winter visits Peru and discovers a burgeoning cocoa industry.
Helping Small Businesses Grow in Chilean Patagonia
Entrepreneurs in a remote region of Chile are taking their businesses to the next level with support from TechnoServe’s Potencia Patagonia program.
Sustainable Support for Smallholder Farmers in Peru
Geister Cachique remembers the days when he and his family depended on coca plants to earn a living. Coca, which can be processed into cocaine, was one of the only crops that would grow well on their marginal land in the community of Las Mercedes, located in Peru’s tropical San…
Promoting Economic Development in San Martín, Huanuco and Ucayali
The Economic Development Alliance for San Martín accelerated the transition of the San Martín region of Peru into a sustainable, legal and prosperous economy, increasing employment and incomes while promoting good stewardship of natural resources.
Increasing Sales for Small and Growing Businesses
The EMERGE program is a collaboration between Anglo American and TechnoServe that works to accelerate micro and small businesses in communities surrounding Anglo American operations in Chile.
Accelerating Business Growth in Patagonia
Potencia Patagonia is a business accelerator that helps entrepreneurs of the Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes regions to grow their businesses by providing training, advisory services and seed capital.
Financial Inclusion for Small Business Owners
Impulsa Tu Empresa (ITE) was the first successful financial inclusion intervention for low-income micro business owners in Chile.
Sweetening the Deal: Empowering Peruvian Chocolatiers
TechnoServe works to help farmers in San Martin, Peru increase productivity and improve the quality of their crops, promote value-added processes such as organic certification and foster related entrepreneurship and small business growth.
Peruvian Woman Turns Idea into Successful Chocolate Business
The Peruvian Amazon is one of the world´s most celebrated sources of cocoa, producing more than 26 tons of cocoa beans in 2011. In the past year, Peru exported more than $120 million worth of chocolate and cocoa beans, continuing to meet worldwide demand for the high-quality products native to…
