References and Recommended Reading

  1. Fueling Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: How 20 Major Funders are Supporting Small and Growing Businesses, ANDE/Devex
  2. Global Accelerator Learning Initiative, Entrepreneurship Database Program
  3. See: https://ecosystems.andeglobal.org/snapshots/
  4. Learning Brief: Networks Work — Peer-to-peer networks help Small and Growing Businesses grow revenues and create jobs, The Argidius Foundation
  5. A Research Agenda for the Small and Growing Business Sector: Summarizing the Current Evidence and Research Needs, ANDE and the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics
  6. Accelerating the Flow of Funds into Early-Stage Ventures: An Initial Look at Program Differences and Design Choices, Global Accelerator Learning Initiative
  7. Observing Acceleration: Uncovering the Effects of Accelerators on Impact-Oriented Entrepreneurs by Peter Roberts and Saurabh Lall
  8. Creating Shared Value, M. Porter, M. Kramer; Harvard Business Review
  9. Africa: a look at the 442 active tech hubs of the continent, GSMA
  10. The Biggest Tech and Innovation Trends in Africa for 2018, Quartz Africa
  11. 2019 LAVCA Industry Data , LAVCA
  12. The Missing Middles: Segmenting Enterprises to Better Understand Their Financial Needs, Collaborative for Frontier Financing.
  13. The Power of Partnerships, World Bank Group
  14. Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative allocates first round funding; Expected to mobilize twice the original target, The World Bank
  15. Minister Bibeau announces Canadian champion to help empower women entrepreneurs in developing countries, Global Affairs Canada
  16. Latin America Impact Investing Landscape Study 2018, ANDE and LAVCA
  17. Adult Population Survey, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
  18. Colombian “super app” is a unicorn. It wants to be a tech giant. Bloomberg
  19. The Impact Investing Landscape in Brazil, ANDE and LAVCA
  20. 2018 Sector Spotlight: Financial Inclusion & Fintech in Brazil, ANDE
  21. ANDE investment vehicle database
  22. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Creditor Reporting System (CRS) database , ANDE analysis
  23. Internet Users in the World by Regions March 2019, Internet World Stats
  24. The Global Findex Database 2017, The World Bank
  25. Assessing the Quality of Regulations for Improving Financial Inclusion in Eight Latin American Countries, The Center for Global Development
  26. Women’s Entrepreneurship in Latin America, INCAE Business School
  27. The Biggest Tech and Innovation Trends in Africa for 2018, Quartz Africa
  28. Half the world is now connected by the internet — driven by a record number of Africans, Quartz Africa
  29. According to a consumer survey conducted by market research firm Kantar TNS
  30. Africa State of Impact Investing Report 2018, Intellecap, DFID, GSG
  31. According to Humentum’s Amplify ii: The INGO value proposition for impact investing
  32. Fostering Productive Entrepreneurship Communities, Endeavor
  33. The Landscape for Impact Investing in East Africa, GIIN and Open Capital
  34. What you need to know about the Tanzania Innovation Ecosystem. J. Mtambalike, Medium Blog
  35. Uganda Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative: Phase I Report, ANDE
  36. GEDI Global Entrepreneurship Index 2018, Global Entrepreneurship Network
  37. Rwanda Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Snapshot 2018
  38. 2019 Myanmar Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Snapshot, ANDE
  39. Investing in Women — Who We Are, Australian Aid
  40. Pacific Women — Our Approach, Australian Aid
  41. ASEAN+3 Report
  42. Agriculture in India: Information About Indian Agriculture & Its Importance, India Brand Equity Foundation
  43. Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018; Startup Genome
  44. Moving from Growth to Development: Financing Green Investment in India, ORF Special Report
  45. Financing the Future of Asia: Innovations in Sustainable Finance, FSG
  46. Financing the Future of Asia: Innovations in Sustainable Finance, FSG
  47. Sustainable Livelihoods India: A supply-side funding landscape study, AVPN
  48. Sustainable Livelihoods India: A supply-side funding landscape study, AVPN
  49. According to a 2018 Startup Genome Report on the Global Startup Ecosystem
  50. 2018 South Africa Budget Review, National Treasury, Republic of South Africa
  51. The Unseen Sector: A Report on the MSME Opportunity in South Africa, International Finance Corporation
  52. Social Enterprises in South Africa: Discovering a vibrant sector, Gordon Institute of Business Science at University of Pretoria
  53. A Knowledge Brief of South Africa’s Incubator and Accelerator Landscape, ANDE
  54. 2018 Catalyst for Growth Annual Report: The Role of Business Development Support (BDS) on South African SMME Performance, Catalyst for
    55. Growth
  55. SAVCA 2018 Venture Capital Industry Survey, South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
  56. Gauteng Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Snapshot 2018
  57. (Endeavor CT Ecosystem Cape Town)
  58. FinFind Inaugural South African SMME Access to Finance Report
  59. Accelerating Youth-Led Enterprises in Nigeria, Global Accelerator Learning Initiative
  60. Ghana Startup Ecosystem Analysis, VC4A 2018
  61. Ecosystem Accelerator Africa Tech Hubs Landscape 2018, GSMA
  62. Doing Business 2018 Fact Sheet: Sub Saharan Africa, World Bank Group
  63. Ease of Doing Business: Nigeria’s Outlook Bright with Reforms, This Day
  64. Ghana Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Snapshot 2017, ANDE
  65. 2018 Annual Limited Partner Survey, African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
  66. Funding Report, Disrupt Africa
  67. 2018 Annual African Private Equity Data Tracker, African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
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