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Insights: Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
Read insights from TechnoServe's entrepreneurship work—from supporting circular and blue business models to strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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Why Entrepreneurship and Job Creation Matter
Every year, millions of young people enter the job market. However, many find that there is no job opportunity waiting for them.
TechnoServe supports the small and medium-sized businesses that are engines for job creation. We also help equip young people with the skills they need to find jobs start their own micro-enterprises. Strong entrepreneurial ecosystems is also critical for creating positive social and environmental benefits in communities across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Insights by Subject
Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- A Thriving Market on Shifting Sands: Empowering Refugee Businesses in Dadaab | White Paper
- Scaling Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Developing Local Ecosystems | Article | NextBillion
- When Opportunity Knocks: Three Keys for Creating Inclusive Growth through Sales-Agent Models | Article | Business Fights Poverty
- MSD Can Create a More Gender-Inclusive Economy | Article | BEAM Exchange
- Resources for Expanding Rural Financial Services | Toolkit
- How Can Financial Services Providers Experience Business Benefits While Effectively Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment? | Case Study
- Market Systems Development Tools for Women’s Economic Empowerment | Toolkit
Local Economic Development
- Making a National Public-Private Partnership Work | Case Study | Business Fights Poverty
- Beyond Extraction: Economic Opportunities in Mining Communities | Case Study
- Creating Jobs in the Global South Starts by Answering Three Questions | Article | World Economic Forum
- Rising Extremism in Africa Requires New Approach | Article | Business Fights Poverty
- EmpleaT Program of Anglo American: World Economic Forum Case Study | Case Study | World Economic Forum
- 12 Experts Explain Why Good Job Creation Is Needed and What Leaders Can Do about It | Article | World Economic Forum
- Creating a More Sustainable and Inclusive Job Market for Women and Youth in Ethiopia | Blog Post
- From Waste to Wealth: Strengthening the PET Value Chain in Nigeria | White Paper
- Green Startups in India: What It Takes to Scale Innovation | Podcast | Moneycontrol
- Scaling Green Startups, Impact-Driven Support, and Building a Sustainable Ecosystem | Article | StartupTalky
- Bridging the Divide: How AgriFoodTech Can Deliver for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America | Article | Farming First
- Inclusive Loops: The Crucial Role of Social Enterprises in the Circular Economy | Report
- No One Can Build a Circular Economy Alone: How Collaboration Can Drive Financial and Environmental Gains for Entrepreneurs | Blog Post | MEDA, TechnoServe, and the Anglo American Foundation
- 5 Critical Actions To Establish Inclusive, Collaborative and Sustainable Circular Value Chains | Article | World Economic Forum
- Understanding Local Markets Can Create Green Jobs and Improved Livelihoods in African Cities | Article | Business Fights Poverty
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