INSIGHTS FROM THE IMPACT PROGRAMME: USING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUILD IMPACTFUL BUSINESSES

by The Impact Programme 

This paper draws on the experience of the Impact Programme’s two investment vehicles, the Impact Fund and Impact Accelerator, and the programme’s Technical Assistance (TA) Facility which provides support to pipeline and portfolio companies of the funds. The funds and the TA facility are managed by CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution. The programme is funded by UK Aid, and is managed by PwC’s Programme Coordination Unit. 

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Walmart and USAID: The Evolution of a Global Cross-Sector Partnership

by WDI Publishing

This case explores the evolution of the cross-sector relationship between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2000-2015. It focuses on partnerships that sought to build the capacity of smallholder farmers in the developing world. The case explores the ways in which this collaboration came about, how it was supported by the partners, and the level of success achieved as measured by the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walmart Foundation, and USAID. The case dilemma is to identify learnings drawn from these partnerships and determine how they can be applied to a more ambitious approach to collaboration.

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#ClosingTheGap Guinea: Key Challenges for the Missing Middle

by Triple Jump

This report presents the results of a study conducted on behalf of the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF). The study was commissioned to get a better understanding of the ‘missing middle’ in francophone West Africa, of which Guinea is one of the focus countries. The report describes the main factors that hamper growth of SMEs in Guinea and limit their access to growth finance, and suggests possible actions to increase their access to funding.

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i2i Industry Insights Brief:
E-Commerce

by Invest2Innovate

While much of Invest2Innovate’s work has been hands-on with local entrepreneurs in Pakistan, i2i has been working with a number of other stakeholders to make the Pakistani entrepreneurship ecosystem more robust and enabling to businesses and investors. This Industry Insights brief is our first attempt to provide an intensive deep-dive into Pakistan’s ecosystem – in this case the growing e-commerce industry. 

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This study, produced in partnership with ANDE Brazil and ICE, uses the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative’s Global Accelerator Survey data in combination with interviews of accelerators and incubators in Brazil.  The report describes the profile of acceleration and incubation programs, highlights accelerators with an impact focus, and compares accelerators in Brazil with the rest of the world.

This report is available in English and Portuguese on the GALI website.