The “Queen” of Koto Soap Achieves Her Business Dreams in Benin
Determined to support her family, Dossi Degui turned to TechnoServe for better business skills. Now she sells her artisanal soap around the country--and can't keep up with demand.
“I Couldn’t Reconcile Working and Looking After My Children”: How a Small Business Owner in Mozambique Defied COVID-19 to Turn Her Salon Around
A business skills training program helped Gilda Lourenço find a way to care for her family while helping her small business survive the pandemic. And now she’s ready for more.
Ask a TechnoServe Expert: Evelin Rincan and Andrea Bettosini on Digitized Entrepreneurship
"Ask a TechnoServe Expert" is a series where our staff members, who work on a range of important global development issues, answer your questions. In this edition, Evelin Rincan, Entrepreneurship Practice Manager, and Andrea Bettosini, Global Entrepreneurship Manager, answered your questions.
Women Face Unique Challenges Advancing Their Leadership Opportunities
Have you or someone you know faced any of these gender-specific career challenges? TechnoServe is helping women overcome these challenges through a variety of programs around the world.
Applying the Flipped Classroom Model to Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Training
Can an innovative approach to teaching school students also transform how we train entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers around the world?
Leading By Example: Mónica Momade Is Chef, Mother, and Small Business Owner
Even though she would rather be cooking delicious meals, a chef in Mozambique works to revamp the business side of things to keep the food flowing out of her kitchen.
‘It’s a WhatsApp Life’: How the Messaging App Became a Critical Financial Service
Raconteur highlights the importance of WhatsApp to entrepreneurs in the global south, quoting TechnoServe expert Alice Waweru.
TechnoServe’s Fifth Micro-Retail Stakeholder Forum Will Celebrate Progress in a Key Sector for African Economies
The event will also bring together a range of actors to discuss some of the challenges impacting small shopkeepers
Five Reasons to be Excited for the Future of Small Business
Despite the challenges small- and medium-sized businesses have faced throughout the pandemic, there are reasons to be optimistic about the future. From Benin to El Salvador to India, read about five reasons to get excited about what’s ahead.
From Worry Comes Determination for Grocery Store Entrepreneur in Mozambique
A determined grocery store owner in Mozambique adjusts her business model to save her store – and set her children up for success.
