Since 2014, the Argidius Foundation has worked alongside partner organisations to provide entrepreneurs with the support they need to grow. These partners have supported the growth of 117,000 businesses in Central America and Africa. Their services have resulted in the creation of 240,000 new full and part-time jobs, adding €4 billion in value to local economies and mobilising €3 billion of finance to fuel further business growth.

In this episode, Argidius celebrates "ten years of impact", showcasing the important milestones it has achieved in collaboration with its partners throughout the past decade. It features interviews with Nicholas Colloff and Harry Devonshire from Argidius, Daniel Buchbinder from Alterna, Colin Banning at Swiss Contact, Rebecca Harrison from AMI (African Management Institute) and Stephany de Gonzales from Bpeace.

Explore the report here: https://argidius.shorthandstories.com/argidius-10-years-of-impact/

Many entrepreneurs embark on their entrepreneurial journey without knowing what's available in terms of non-financial support. If you're an entrepreneur based remotely, how will that affect your access to business support services? How can early-stage entrepreneurs connect with the necessary training, mentorship opportunities, and funding to introduce innovations that society needs?

Tune in to episode three of the Argidius Podcast to explore the challenges and opportunities encountered by small and medium enterprises in accessing services and participating in the global economy. Listen to insights from various experts, such as Pablo Santaeufemia from Bridge for Billions, Mary Mwangi from the Argidius Foundation, and Juan Carlos Thomas Soto from TechnoServe.

Standards serve as a vital connection between business development services and small and medium-sized enterprises, providing a recipe book for best practices and quality control that can be applied to any industry. They act as a superglue, holding together the various components that contribute to business success. In this episode of the Argidius Podcast, we explore how standards for enterprise support organizations can work to improve the quality of services offered, and their impact. We speak to Rebecca Harrison, CEO of the African Management Institute, Ronald Mukasa, director of research, innovation and learning at Enterprise Uganda, and Mark Blackett, global network director of AMEA, the Agribusiness Market Ecosystem Alliance.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to the success of any economy. They represent a significan portion of businesses around the world, contributing to job creation, innovation and economic growth. So how do SMEs not only move individuals who get the jobs out of poverty, but begin to nudge a country from low to middle income status? In Access to Finance, listen to fascinating insight from a range of experts including Naomi Ndele, from KCB Bank Kenya, Jean-Michel Severino from I&P, Marnix Mulder from Triple Jump/the Dutch Good Growth Fund and Nicholas Colloff from the Argidius Foundation