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How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

Usman Aliyu

June 15, 2022 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

A guaranteed income program in Nigerian is helping recipients build businesses, expand existing ones, and build equity.

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Chain reaction: How an intervention led to women helping women in Wassa IDP Camp

Lama Queen Godoz

June 13, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

Grants for women living in refugee camps have helped recipients start businesses and learn new skills, allowing them to improve their quality of life. Additionally, the women created an informal cooperative and take turns investing a percentage of proceeds from each successful business into another member’s business.

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Could more entrepreneurs help revive the heartland?

Mike Sherry

June 06, 2022 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ord, Nebraska

The community in Ord, Nebraska, revived their town by supporting and encouraging entrepreneurs and making it easier to start small businesses.

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He Made Lowly-esteemed Wheelbarrow Pushing Look Attractive; Now He Creates Jobs For Youths

Arinze Chijioke

May 31, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

GEMDECONQ rents wheelbarrows to workers and trains them in proper conduct. This gives people who cannot afford their own wheelbarrow a chance to earn more than the average minimum wage and eventually venture into less demanding forms of work.

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How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

Whitney Bauck

May 24, 2022 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Timberdoodle Farm in New Hampshire provides locally logged and processed lumber for its clients, a stark contrast to larger timber companies which source wood all over the world. For example, the small sawmill produces about 100,000 board feet of wood per year compared with other companies that produce that much each day. The difference is that these smaller operations can better utilize lumber that would otherwise go to waste.

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Happier Employees, Higher Profits: Covid's Surprising Lesson for Restaurants

Matthew Sedacca

May 19, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Los Alamos, California

During the COVID-19 pandemic, owners of the French bistro Bell's took a financial risk and began investing more money in their employees to incentivize working, increase employee satisfaction and retention and overall drive more profits. The decision has since paid off and is reimagining the traditional restaurant structure.

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More money needed to seed growth of refugees' businesses

Aja Hannah

May 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Refugees are accessing services that enable them to set up and run small businesses through the help of an initiative in Cleveland. The MED program has helped launch 30 entrepreneurs through training, technical help, and $50,000 in startup capital and loans.

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Eco-friendly firefighting foam is based on soap

Yui Sawada

May 11, 2022 |

J-Stories |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Japan, Fukuoka

Shabondama Soap, a company based in Japan, manufactures an eco-friendly foam extinguishing agent that can be used to fight wildfires. After an experiment showed that the shop can put out a fire quickly and with less water, the company started introducing it to other regions of the world including Indonesia and Thailand.

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A Night Market Creates Opportunity for Black Communities

Morgan Florsheim

May 03, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

An evening market in Nashville provides a location for local Black business owners to sell goods and gain exposure.

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How "Kitovu Technology" Improves Small-scale Farming, Food Security In Nigeria

Angela Umoru

April 26, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Iseyin, Oyo State

Kitovu Technology is a social enterprise that aims to use data and technology to help farmers in Nigeria increase their crop yields and access new markets. Since 2017, the company has trained over 300 agents to work with about 12,000 farmers on using the mobile app to track their progress. The company also partnered with the government on a pilot program to introduce an electronic warehouse system to allow farmers to store their grains.

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