Practice area

SMEs and Entrepreneurship

We provide our partners with a combination of research, data strategy, systems design, and entrepreneurship capacity building.

Entrepreneurship lies at the heart of economic growth, innovation, and social development

Globally SMEs contribute more than two thirds of all jobs worldwide. However, they rely on human capital and financing.

Globally SMEs contribute more than 70% of GDP. In addition to SMEs being responsible for more than two thirds of all jobs worldwide, most new job creation come from SMEs. For example, Sub-Saharan Africa needs to create many jobs to keep up with its rapid population growth. SMEs will need to fill most of these jobs. Considering SMEs as the driver of job creation, they not only depend on human capital but also long-term capital.

Our Areas of Focus

Our work

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SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Africa
SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Financial Inclusion in Africa

Developed elaborate financial inclusion reports on Egypt, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire for an international intelligence company

Tunisia
SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Assessment SME Investments

Developed the assessment portfolio and -analysis of all private sector investments from multilateral development banks targeting SMEs and PPPs.

Senegal
SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Youth Entrepreneurship

Supported a West African bank’s regional expansion through the design of an integrated risk management framework and youth financial inclusion program

Global
SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Social Impact Tracking

Developed social impact parameters and data framework for an international Challenge Fund aimed at innovative employment solutions.