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Global philanthropic initiative to equip small businesses with digital tools to enable their resilience and growth, launched by @CNTR4growth and @CaribouDigital

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Strive Community@StriveBusiness
31 Oct 2022
Happy birthday to #StriveCommunity 🎉 📅 12 months 🤝 14 programs 🏍️ 5 million MSEs One year ago we launched a global initiative to empower 5 million small and micro-businesses for a digital future, developed by @CNTR4growth and @cariboudigital 🧵…⬇️ 1/6
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Globally, payments made by small businesses were estimated at $34 trillion in 2016. Yet only 44% were made electronically💰 Digital financial services can be transformative for small businesses. We shared some insights on how to encourage adoption✨ strivecommunity.org/insights…

Digitizing payments | Articles | Mastercard Strive

Learn how digitizing payments boosts small business growth, resilience, and financial inclusion.

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Business Fights Poverty@FightPoverty
6 Dec 2022
🇬🇧 Strive UK by @CNTR4growth supports Britain's entrepreneurs, connecting them with digital technology & skills tailored to their business. Anne Githu @sustainowmedia chats with @NatashaJ_06 @StriveBusiness on how #StriveCommunity has helped her: snipbfp.org/3FdcZZS
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“Women can start learning what is needed to start a business.” Watch Tu Thu Hien, CEO and founder of WISE, discuss the barriers female entrepreneurs face in Vietnam 🇻🇳 Learn how the new #StriveCommunity and @InsideGrab program seeks to address them 🚀 strivecommunity.org/programs…
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Why are creativity and play key to understanding the real needs of micro-entrepreneurs? @ShujaazInc explain all in our latest blog post 💥 medium.com/strive-community/… #StriveCommunity #DigitalTransformation #InclusiveGrowth #MSMEs

Why creativity and play are key to understanding the real needs of micro-entrepreneurs

Shujaaz Incoffers four tips for designing needs assessment research that will ground your small business product in reality.

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In Mexico, 59% of micro-enterprises' total sales are made in cash💰 Uncover more interesting, yet unsurprising, insights around digitization levels and barriers of MSEs, in a report from @BFAGlobal made for the launch of Strive Mexico 🇲🇽 @CNTR4growth bfaglobal.com/wp-content/upl…
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“During the pandemic only 6% of MSEs in the Philippines said they employed digital tools for their businesses.” Hear from the Director of Bayan Academy, about why he’s excited by our program with @InsideGrab to empower small businesses in Southeast Asia lnkd.in/e9nQfgxA
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Excellent research from @60_decibels on the state of Czech MSEs to mark the launch of #StriveCzechia 🇨🇿 The report explores the barriers entrepreneurs face including: 🚺Gender 💰Financing 💻Digital skills Read the full report here: lnkd.in/eQQZ7fyP #StriveCommunity

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📢 This month we celebrated the launch of #StriveCzechia. This three year initiative, implemented by @CAREGlobal Cz, will support 250,000 micro- and small businesses in the #CzechRepublic Read more about the program here: strivecommunity.org/programs…
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@CAREGlobal in the Czech Republic, part of the CARE International confederation, will serve as the primary partner to Strive Czechia. CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.
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Business Fights Poverty@FightPoverty
16 Nov 2022
Strive Czechia is here! 🇨🇿 The @CNTR4growth launch aims to boost the digital & financial resilience of 250,000 small businesses. Here Leo Macenauer shares why the initiative is a "shortcut in business": snipbfp.org/3zD8iWl @StriveBusiness #StriveCommunity @CAREczech
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It’s hard to understate the importance of MSEs in Indonesia 🇮🇩 We're excited to have partnered with local expert @dewimeisari founder of ukmindonesia.id & CEO of Tumbu Accelerator, to support our new #StriveCommunity program with @InsideGrab strivecommunity.org/programs…
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Don’t miss it! Tomorrow (15th Nov) @Accion will share insights from their global, 4 year program working with #fintechs & FSPs to design digital tools, products & financial services for #MSEs Register here to join the online, live discussion: lnkd.in/gBRkAprj

Accion@Accion
10 Nov 2022
Over the past 4 years, Accion & @CNTR4growth have worked with financial providers & fintechs to connect millions of people to the digital economy. We're sharing our learnings about the impact of #DigitalTransformation on microbusinesses in a new report: accion.org/the-impact-of-dig…
.@ArifuCompany's @WhatsApp & SMS #chatbot provides bite-sized, interactive and personalized training content for micro-retailers in Kenya 🇰🇪 If your organization is interested in using it (it’s free!) get in touch with us! Learn more about it here: strivecommunity.org/resource…
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.@ArifuCompany is a digital content and learning platform that has served 1.5 million individuals and small businesses with interactive training content. 🚀
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Accion@Accion
9 Nov 2022
Why is the need for digital transformation more urgent than ever? Join #DTXForum on Nov 15. Leaders from @CFI_Accion, @cariboudigital, @CGAP, & @CNTR4growth will analyze how the pandemic affected #MSMEs and why digital tools are so critical. Register 👉 act.accion.org/3f6v2H4
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#StriveCommunity grantee @Accion has uncovered valuable insights on the digital readiness of small businesses in #Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 and #Kazakhstan🇰🇿. Their research explores: 🤳 Power of smartphones 🚺 Barrier for female entrepreneurs 🤝 Peer networks medium.com/strive-community/…
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.@TechnoServe's small business toolkit really resonates with entrepreneurs like Alexelle! This #StriveCommunity program content is freely available to any organization wishing to upskill small businesses in their network✨ Learn more: strivecommunity.org/programs… #StriveCommunity
#StriveCommunity grantees @TechnoServe have designed an #Ecommerce toolkit to teach entrepreneurs how to grow their business online 🚀 The content has been designed to provide easy-to-understand and actionable knowledge. Find out more ⬇️ strivecommunity.org/programs…
Watch the launch of our latest research about MSEs in #Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 and #Uzbekistan 🇺🇿, conducted in partnership with @Accion ⬇️ accion.org/insights-into-the…

Insights into the digital readiness of MSEs in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: a study of business...

On October 27, we shared key findings from our research, made possible with support from the Strive Community, on the digital readiness of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Kazakhstan and...

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We’re excited to announce Strive Czechia 🇨🇿 from @CNTR4growth. This three year program will bolster the digital and financial resilience of 250,000 small businesses to enable their business to grow 🚀 Learn more: strivecommunity.org/programs… #StriveCommunity
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