Entrepreneurship

A TechnoServe program in India is equipping women-led startups with the knowledge and tools they need to make a sustainable impact.

Every profession has its jargon, but TechnoServe’s field has more than its fair share. To help you make sense of all the international development jargon, here is a cheat sheet with seven terms you should know in 2024.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and opportunity in the lives of our clients around the world.

Explore Claudia "La Vaquerita" Alvarado's story in El Salvador, where her recycling initiative fuels the local circular economy, improving solid waste management issues and promoting job creation. Through La Vaquerita, Claudia increases environmental sustainability and provides employment, an important combination for economic growth.

Creating employment opportunities for the world’s growing youth population is a critical part of improving livelihoods and combating poverty. TechnoServe has contributed to a new World Economic Forum briefing paper that identifies keys to global job creation.

We asked TechnoServe staff around the world to share what they love about working with entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Learn about some of the challenges social enterprises face in the circular economy and how they can address these obstacles and scale their impact.

When Virginie Adounon first opened her beauty salon in Bohicon, Benin, she was not keeping track of her sales or giving herself a salary, and she could not save up enough money to make necessary upgrades to her shop. After joining a TechnoServe program called BeniBiz, she gained the skills she needed to run a profitable business.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and opportunity in the lives of our clients around the world.

From climate-positive solutions for farmers and business owners to geospatial technology in West Africa, these are a few things we're looking forward to in 2024.