ENTREPRENEURS ARE WORKING TO END POVERTY IN

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES. HERE'S HOW ANDE HELPS:

SGBS: DRIVING PROSPERITY IN

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Small and growing businesses (SGBs) are a powerful,
yet underleveraged tool in addressing social and
environmental challenges. The Aspen Network of
Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and its members
share the view that targeted support for SGBs is
crucial to unlocking sustainable economic growth.
SGBs represent locally-driven solutions that, in the
right environment, are self-sustaining and create jobs
that help people climb — and stay — out of poverty.
These entrepreneurs are also often working to create a
world that is cleaner, healthier, and more inclusive and
equitable for all.

Successfully supporting SGBs requires cultivating

entrepreneurial ecosystems throughout developing
economies. ANDE is committed to building a thriving
network of people and organizations and supporting
them through policy and program initiatives.
A DIVERSE GLOBAL NETWORK
Launched in 2009 with 34 members, ANDE now
comprises nearly 300 active members working in
more than 150 countries, which in turn support nearly
200,000 SGBs each year. ANDE membership re lects
the full ecosystem that supports SGBs in developing
economies, including banks, capacity development
providers, corporations, development finance
institutions, donor agencies, foundations, investors,
and researchers.
ANDE’S UNIQUE VALUE
The breadth and depth of the ANDE network allow us
to connect local experts with decision makers through
our eight regional chapters and global headquarters
in Washington, DC. Chapters focus on building strong
regional connections and fostering collaborative
initiatives to improve national business environments.
Our global staff advocates for the sector with the
philanthropic and investor communities. We also
design and implement research projects, training
workshops, and other programming to push the
sector forward and connect our members across
geographic and subject areas. Diverse experts across
the ANDE network learn from one other in a setting
that values both innovation and implementation.

OUR PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE:

Advocacy and education • Funding opportunities and resources • Knowledge sharing and networking
Metrics and evaluation • Research • Training and talent development
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ANDE AND THE GLOBAL GOALS
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After 10 years, ANDE is larger, more credible, and better resourced than ever before. We now have a
chance to increase our impact and raise the prominence of the SGB sector by aligning with the United
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URGENT ISSUES
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AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH
ANDE continues to embrace an ecosystem approach to our work—seeking to catalyze coordinated efforts
to build entrepreneurial ecosystems through our central pillars while addressing ongoing SGB sector
challenges.

CENTRAL PILLARS SGB SECTOR CHALLENGES

• Making the case for SGBs: ANDE engages with • Talent development: Recruiting, developing, and
donors and policymakers to help them understand retaining talent is a critical issue for SGBs. ANDE’s
the importance and needs of SGBs. programming helps our members address these
human capital development challenges.
• Increasing the effectiveness of SGB support
organizations: Through research, training, and • SGB finance and impact investing: ANDE convenes
network connections, ANDE helps entrepreneur and supports our members to increase the supply of
support organizations work more effectively. entrepreneur-friendly impact capital.

• Cultivating entrepreneurial ecosystems: Through • Impact management and measurement: ANDE

our eight regional chapters, ANDE serves as a helps members better measure their impact to
hub for the development of strong SGB support better understand how they are advancing social,
ecosystems. economic, and environmental progress.

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