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Submitted by on Thu, 11/17/2016 - 12:17
I&P contributes to the Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 14-18 2016), the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and entrepreneurs who launch startups, bring new ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. Following the launch of the new partnership with USAID, I&P published an article on GEW’s platform: “Accelerating African Entrepreneurship through Local Impact Investing”.
About I&P and USAID partnership
This year, USAID and its partners have been invited to participate in the second Global Entrepreneurship Week USAID Blog Series. The platform provides an opportunity for USAID and its partners to discuss and share how their innovative approaches are advancing entrepreneurship in developing countries, with an interested and engaged audience.
Throughout the week, USAID and its four newest Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship (PACE) Initiative partners—MCE Social Capital, Villgro, Root Capital and Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), —will discuss and share how their innovative approaches are advancing entrepreneurship in developing countries:
• November 14: USAID and Partners: Testing New Ways to Support Entrepreneurs, By Rob Schneider, Division Chief, Global Partnerships within USAID’s U.S. Global Development Lab
• November 15: USAID, MCE and Partners: Unlocking Private Sector Capital for Small and Growing Businesses Around the World, By Benjamin Stone, Managing Director & General Counsel, MCE Social Capital and Pierre Berard, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, MCE Social Capital
• November 16: Accelerating African Entrepreneurship Through Local Impact Investing, By Hugues Vincent-Genod, Investment Officer, Investisseurs & Partenaires
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The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) is a year-round platform of programs and initiatives aimed at creating one global entrepreneurial ecosystem. GEN helps people in 160 countries unleash their ideas and turn them into promising new ventures—creating jobs, accelerating innovation and strengthening economic stability around the world.