ANDE Meeting in Accra: a collaborative platform for SGBs

On March 17 in Accra, Ghana, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) presented the MBC Africa Collaborative Platform for Small and Growing Businesses.

West Africa’s SGB sector gathered to watch promising Ghanaian agribusinesses pitch their ventures in a competition, and to learn about new research and practices from ANDE’s Executive Director, Randall Kempner, and impact investing organizations, among which I&P, The GIIN and Acumen. Baafour Otu-Boateng and Emilie Debled from I&P both partiticipated to the event.

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With ANDE members coming from various parts of the region, this will be a unique opportunity to convene with other SGB actors to share ideas and discuss pertinent issues. The West Africa Technical Assistance Facility (WATAF) is a collaboration between Lundin Foundation, Engineers Without Borders Canada, and the Government of Canada that works to strengthen agribusiness competitiveness and managerial capacity in West Africa.  This event is intended to foster opportunities and relationships between entrepreneurs, investors, capacity building organizations, governments, and other stakeholders in the region.

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The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global membership network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs will create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits. Ultimately, we believe that SGBs can help lift countries out of poverty. 

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