The Rural Animal Health Project empowers small agro-veterinary (agrovet) businesses—veterinary retail stores in rural communities—with animal health b...
Meet The Power of Local Challenge Finalists!
In The Power of Local Challenge, we sought out small business ecosystem builders - organizations, programs, or initiatives that provide small businesses with diverse and equitable opportunities like resources, tools, networking, etc.
Out of almost 900 applications, these 24 initiatives passed the second round of refinement and became our finalists! Click on each one to learn more about their work.
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Koneksi Indonesia Inklusif (KONEKIN) is a women-led social enterprise committed to building a sustainable and scalable ecosystem as an Inclusive ...
We install community-owned solar-powered cold storage units in rural Kenya to reduce post-harvest losses, increase farmers' income, and serve as educa...
In under-resourced communities where young entrepreneurs are often held back by self-limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome, we build their confidence...
Expo Favela bridges favelas with leading companies and markets, empowering entrepreneurs and showcasing their creativity, innovation, and transformati...
EaziCred is tackling financial exclusion in Nigeria by giving small businesses better access to credit without traditional collateral. Businesses stru...
BIKI Point is partnerships with packing houses belonging to farmer groups by promoting GAP (Good agricultural practice) and GHP (Good handling practic...
We transform rural livelihoods by bringing flexible, cashflow-matched credit with no need of immovable collateral and financial education directly to ...
Craftoor is a tech-enabled digital marketplace and business support ecosystem that empowers African artisans by providing market access, business trai...
ASALs Biofeeds aggregates dairy goat milk from the ASALs of Laikipia, links farmers to the market, trains on goat management and value adds to come up...
Indonesia is threatened by a loss of local food knowledge coupled with a loss of biodiversity with conversion and pollution of natural spaces and smal...
Bridging Gaps is an award-winning German-Ugandan non-profit that empowers aspiring entrepreneurs from marginalized communities through a systemic solu...
Sustainability for Resource Collectors empowers waste collectors to transition from informal labor to recognized micro-entrepreneurs, by equipping the...
Somo Africa empowers marginalized entrepreneurs to build financial literacy, access financing, and connect with investors and networks through compreh...
Empowering underserved and underbanked SMEs in Southeast Asia by increasing their access to financial services, improving financial literacy and provi...
A new area in an impact accelerator that trains and finances small, extraordinary businesses led by transgender founders, bakers, and artisan women.
Resilience from Within's Academy for Social Transformation (AST) empowers Northern Ugandan women and youth to co-design sustainable businesses address...
Assobio's work strengthens the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses, positioning socio-bioeconomy as a strategic pillar for sustainabl...
"Empowering Black Female Poultry & Fresh Produce Farmers across South Africa 2025" is an initiative by Rhiza Babuyile to unlock economic potential...
"Liberdade para Trabalhar" (Freedom to Work) is transforming Brazil by reducing bureaucratic barriers and expanding economic freedom across all 27 sta...
HERVeg.05 empowers women and youth-led small agribusiness owners in Tanzania through integrated village savings networks, mobile layaway systems,...
African Hub for Ocean Impact NPC (AHOI) proposes to expand and sustain a thriving Community of Practice for Blue Economy Entrepreneurial Support Organ...