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JUMO Is Offering Social Impact Financial Products to the Unbanked
JUMO has operations in over 10 countries including South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania and Zambia with plans to open shop in Benin, Ivory Coast and Nigeria by 2021 (PHOTO/Courtesy)
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WhatsApp Partners with Youth NGO for Digital Business Training
To empower youngsters in digitizing their businesses, instant messaging platform WhatsApp has partnered with PJI to give six-month training on using digital business platforms to more than 1,000 students in 12 cities across Indonesia.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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How FG Plans to Support Women-Owned MSMEs to Recover From the Pandemic
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to roll out palliatives to assist women-owned medium and small businesses (MSME’s) recover from the impact of the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pandemic Spurs Social Entrepreneurship in Startup Communities
As an entrepreneur-turned-investor, and having survived prior downturns, I have my share of bumps and bruises that serve as reminders and motivators. But I also like to remember that some of the most successful tech companies were funded during the last big downturn, such as Dropbox, Airbnb and Credit Karma. With that in mind, our venture capital firm is staying the course during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to aggressively look for great entrepreneurs to fund.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Finance
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Emergency Funding and COVID-19 Crisis Counseling for Miller Center Entrepreneurs
Back in March and April, the folks at the Pollinate Group were in a state of emergency, like most small businesses around the world. For the past seven years, the Melbourne, Australia-based enterprise had trained and developed women in poor areas in India and Nepal, teaching them the skills needed to sell solar lights, clean cookstoves and other products likely to improve community members’ quality of life.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Entrepreneurship
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Viewpoint: COVID-19 May Turn Back the Clock on Women’s Entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurs in Canada have been heavily impacted by the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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Post-Pandemic Funding Solutions for Struggling Social Entrepreneurs
Small business owners across the United States are confronting the fact that financial help from the federal government, if it comes at all, may not be enough to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Economic fallout from the pandemic and the specter of a recession pose threats to every entrepreneur, especially to those in the business of creating social impact.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa Attracted $3.9 Billion VC Deals in 6 Years
Fintechs, information technology firms, and other companies in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa attracted a total of 613 Venture Capital (VC) deals valued at $3.9 billion, between 2014 and 2019.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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