Mastercard Strive

This post is by the Center for Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership (CELIS) at INCAE Business School, which is building the digital skills…

Major gaps exist in the ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs on their journey from business inception to growth. New small businesses have…

The creative economy is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors, representing $2 trillion in economic activity globally and potentially…

This post is by Ady Beitler, co-founder and CEO of Nilus, an impact-driven company dedicated to alleviating food insecurity in Latin…

When Paul McCartney penned “With a Little Help from My Friends” for the Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he…

This post was written by Javier Soriano, the Connectycs CEO, a technology provider for the hotel industry in Spain.

Marileidy Suero Bueno owns A Bocados Sushi RD, a food truck serving a variety of maki rolls in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. To…

This post was written by Caylee Talpert, Chief Business Officer at &frnds, a platform using AI and data analytics to strengthen value…

Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon formed Our Village United (OVU) — a non-profit that supports the growth of solopreneurs and microbusinesses by…

This blog post is by Renata Żukowska and Emilia Bartosiewicz-Brożyna from Fundacja LBC Business Women Foundation (LBC). LBC implements the…

This post is by SoBanHang, a Mastercard Strive partner offering a one-stop business operating system that enables Vietnamese merchants to…

This post is by Lucinda Revell, co-founder of Boost Capital, an organization that enables financial service providers to serve customers…

This post is written by Lindsey Marchessault from the Open Contracting Partnership, an independent non-profit working to improve public…

There are many effective programs and leaders in Kansas that support small businesses. However, as is the case in a lot of places, it can…

Mastercard Strive USA significantly grew its portfolio, impact, and voice in Year 2 and set the stage for strengthening small business…

By Hana Hanfi, Marius Karabaczek, and Elise Montano from the Measurement & Impact team at Caribou Digital.

Barbra Safar, an entrepreneur from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has skillfully navigated the challenges of running two businesses. When the…

Cyberattacks continue to be ranked one of the top five risks to economies and societies, potentially leading to a material crisis…

The following is a guest post written by Flourish Fi, an organization whose mission is to empower all people to build positive money habits…

Digitalization has become a critical component for the growth and sustainability of small businesses worldwide. However, the path to…

By Victoria Brown

This post is written by Eva Lacinová, the Social Impact Manager at the Center for Inclusive Growth.

To create an equitable economy, grantmakers should address the financial and training hurdles that cause so many entrepreneurs to fail.

A two-year Mastercard Strive USA grant has paved the way for investment platform CNote to strengthen their organizational capacity…