Business culture
Talent Development: Apprenticeships, Skilling & Retention
Every entrepreneur dreams of finding that one golden employee — the person who works like an owner, solves problems, and drives the mission forward. But…
Business growth
Cost-Effective Monitoring & Evaluation for Small Teams
Monitoring and Evaluation sounds expensive, time-consuming, and bureaucratic. Something meant for big NGOs with data officers, not for your three-person startup trying to meet payroll…
Creating impact
How to Tell Your Full Story of Profit and Purpose
You may be running a social enterprise that’s changing lives. You’ve got loyal customers, a passionate team, and the numbers are finally starting to look…
Business culture
Good Governance & Board Practice for Social SMEs
When most SME founders hear the word “governance,” their eyes glaze over. It sounds like something for big corporations with expensive lawyers and mahogany boardrooms,…
Agritech
Tech-Enabled Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers
Across Africa, smallholder farmers feed the continent — yet they remain some of its poorest citizens. They grow most of our food, but struggle to…
Social procurement
Social Procurement & Corporate Partnerships
Every year, governments and large corporations in Africa spend billions of dollars buying goods and services. From office supplies and catering to logistics and construction,…
Creating impact
Policy Frameworks to Support Social Enterprises
Social entrepreneurs across Africa are solving some of the continent’s toughest challenges — unemployment, waste management, access to healthcare, climate adaptation — and they’re doing…
Design Thinking
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Product Design
When most people think of innovation, they picture labs, algorithms, or Silicon Valley engineers. But across Africa, innovation didn’t start with technology — it started…
Circular economy
Green Finance & Climate Adaptation for SMEs
Africa is on the frontlines of climate change. From droughts hitting smallholder farmers in Mozambique, to floods washing away businesses in Nigeria, to unpredictable weather…
Global scaling
Access to Markets: Procurement Opportunities For Growth
You’ve perfected your product, hustled through the early days, built a loyal customer base — and now you’re ready to grow. But there’s one challenge…