Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

💡 It’s time to rethink development strategies: 🚀 finance may open doors, but sustainable growth hinges on tailored, hands-on support for entrepreneurs. Devin Chesney explores why local advisory and capacity building are the real game-changers. 🔗 https://ow.ly/2Xgz50TTLwX

📚 Legal support doesn’t have to be a barrier for social entrepreneurs! Emmanuele Marie Parra from TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation, shed light on how their pro bono network helps social ventures overcome legal challenges and achieve greater impact. 🌱💼 Explore how legal expertise can drive your mission forward! 📹 Watch the Spark-Talk 👉🏼 https://ow.ly/sHLZ50TwBzv #ProBono #SocialEnterprise #LegalEmpowerment

🌍 Explore how the Amazon holds solutions for a sustainable future! In this article, José Mattos, ANDE Brazil Chapter Head, comments about the bioeconomy’s role in empowering Amazon communities and protecting biodiversity. Discover the insights shared at the Amazonian Innovation in the Bioeconomy webinar, where leaders discussed local knowledge, sustainable growth, and impactful partnerships. Watch webinar snippets and read more about this transformative path! 👉🏼https://ow.ly/4tv950TTKMf #SDGs #SGBs #Amazon #bioeconomy #sustainability

🌍 ANDE Members—Your Voice Matters! On October 29th, connect with ANDE’s leadership for updates and an in-depth look at our renewed strategic direction. This townhall is your chance to contribute directly to our shared vision! 🗓️ Date: October 29th, 2024 | Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am EST | Members only 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eAjDP9mn Before attending: 📍 Dive into the strategic framework https://lnkd.in/duU8wwaV 📍 Watch Annual Conference insights https://lnkd.in/e2_4ENEN Let’s strengthen our impact together—see you there!

"When you are a hammer, everything is a nail" in the development context could be "when you are a capital provider, everything is an access to finance problem." Here is why I think that isn't quite right and why the non-financial services side of ANDE member's work is so much harder than it should be.

Expertise Needed! ANDE's new working group focuses on refining ESG standards for SGBs in less developed economies. If your organization is an ANDE member—or is considering joining the network— and you have experience or passion in this area, we want you on board. 🌟 Let’s make an impact together! #JoinUs 🔗 https://ow.ly/YJY450TQaOO #SustainableBusiness #ESG #SGBs #ANDE2024

🏙️ Join ANDE South Asia and Indian Institute for Human Settlements’ Fireside Chat to explore how India's built environment can contribute to achieving climate goals. 📅 Date: 24th October 2024 ⌚ Time: 2:00 PM IST. Dive into the commercial real estate sector's role in GHG emissions and learn about retrofitting, energy efficiency, and capacity building with IIHS. 📌 Register now to secure your spot: https://ow.ly/c3mp50TQZxB 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g8Us46rx

Really enjoyed my time at the Growth Summit hosted by Center for Global Development, Growth Teams, and Charter Cities Institute last week. Having reflected on it a bit I think there are two big takeaways: 1) Its genuinely absurd that the case for growth as critical for building a better world still needs to be made explicitly. I think this is evidence that the development sector has lost the plot a bit amid the SDGs and forgotten that there is no human development progress that can be sustained without a growing economy. 2) In this growth world of economists and government policymakers, there is far too little engagement with entrepreneurship actors who put skin and bones on the concepts of firm productivity, trade facilitation, capital flows etc. I remain convinced that the single biggest missing piece of economic development is the subsidy required to sustain an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Rich countries have university endowments, high net worth individuals, corporate partners, philanthropic foundations. Low and middle income countries have a funding gap that development agencies ought to fill for entrepreneurship support organizations to deliver a pipeline of entrepreneurs who will grow the economy of the future. What are your thoughts about SDGs distracting us from the need for economic growth? Have we lost the plot?

Financial barriers shouldn't stand in the way of innovation and growth. Women entrepreneurs around the world face unique challenges in accessing finance. The Criterion Institute, our partner in the Advancing Research and Investment Standards for Gender Equity (ARISE) Consortium, posted this article delving into research from Cambodia, Nepal, Mexico, and various African countries, highlighting both the obstacles and the groundbreaking solutions being implemented. https://lnkd.in/ecm-YRW5

Are you ready to shape the future of environmental, social, and governance standards? 🌍 Join ANDE's new working group, supported by the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing, aimed at tackling ESG challenges faced by small and growing businesses in developing economies. Your expertise can drive meaningful change. Learn more and sign up ➡ https://ow.ly/svCO50TQaOQ #ESG #SGBs #ANDE2024