For small businesses, access to capital often determines what’s possible and what’s not — from expanding a storefront, to upgrading online ordering systems, or making payroll through a slow season.
Discover how Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) provide mission-driven financing, expand access to capital, and help underserved entrepreneurs grow sustainable businesses in the U.S.
Learn how MARTA Soft POS is helping small businesses in Uzbekistan accept card payments via smartphones, improve onboarding, and boost digital financial inclusion.
How Alabama leaders are coordinating partnerships, data, and technology to strengthen the small business ecosystem and expand access to resources statewide.
Discover how local governments, mentors, and community networks help small businesses grow sustainably through trusted partnerships and hybrid digital support.
Explore how collaboration, shared technology, and network partnerships are strengthening the U.S. small business ecosystem and expanding access to capital at scale.
This post is by Lucinda Revell, co-founder of Boost Capital, an organization that enables financial service providers to serve customers via popular chat platforms without downloading another app.
Discover how tilt uses sustainability data and green financing insights to help European small businesses measure emissions, access funding, and accelerate their path to net zero.
This post is by ShopUp, a B2B-commerce company that connects mills, brands, and manufacturers to small neighborhood shops.
[The app is] easy to use, my order was processed quickly, and my order was delivered as soon as possible, explains Rose Guanzon Maningas, a sari-sari shop owner in Bulacan, Philippines.
Having more consistent definitions and standards about community lending data is one of the six shifts identified in our survey of small business support leaders.
This blog post is written by Subhashini Chandran, senior vice president, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and Leena Datwani, senior advisor.
In Tashkent, Uzbekistans capital and largest city, Olesya and Azamat are busy running their respective businesses.
This post is by Ragna, a Mastercard Strive EU Innovation Fund winner.
This post is written by MESH, a Mastercard Strive partner and the first online community for young entrepreneurs in Kenyas informal economy.
Emerging lessons show how localized, human-centered AI can help small businesses boost efficiency, access finance, and grow while avoiding new digital divides.
Agnes Fruean sells a little bit of this and that.
Digital technology plays a big role in supporting the resilience and growth of small businesses around the world.
How small businesses worldwide are using data, digital tools, and green financing to drive climate resilience and build a more sustainable economy.
By Araba Sapara-Grant Maria worked in the flower district in Manhattan for many years, but her dream of opening her own mobile flower shop seemed untenable.
This post is part of a series from Mastercard Strive EU program exploring the ways digital solutions can boost the resilience and growth of European small businesses.
How combining digital tools with trusted mentorship helps small businesses access finance, build confidence, and unlock sustainable growth.
This post is by the Center for Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership (CELIS) at INCAE Business School
Six key shifts—from flexible capital to stronger partnerships—could transform the U.S. small business ecosystem and improve long-term entrepreneur success.
