Publication database

The Entrepreneurship Database Program collects information from entrepreneurs when they apply to accelerator programs. These entrepreneurs, both those selected and not selected, are then surveyed annually to gather valuable follow-up data. This report summarizes application data collected from ventures operating in Central America that applied to participating accelerator programs between 2013 and 2018.

The Earth Security Report 2017 provides a roadmap for global business to align their growth to the demands for social inclusion and environmental security that are defining the countries in which they operate, whilst navigating the risks and opportunities reflected in the wider Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) agenda. The report reveals that the exposure and impact of global industries to issues such as unemployment and pollution is now happening on a global scale and proposes practical changes that companies can make to link their production and consumption footprint to the sustainable growth of countries.

This report examines and outlines the early lessons learned and the strategic questions that face the 2013 launched SABMiller's 4e Camino al Progreso Program, a partnership with the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank and FUNDES that aims to leverage economically viable and inclusive corporate value chains to empower small-scale retailers, their families, and their communities.

Este documento presenta la Metodología de Desarrollo de Proveedores del Programa de Desarrollo de Proveedores El Salvador, y la forma como puede adaptarse para empresas de la base de la pirámide. El documento también se centra en desarrollar el perfil de las personas encargadas de asesorar a los empresarios de la base de la pirámide que se encargarán de los encadenamientos productivos.

This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of VisionSpring’s business model to provide affordable eye care to low-income communities in El Salvador. The evaluation aims at showing whether the activities implemented and resources spent by VisionSpring fulfilled those outlined in the technical cooperation project. Additionally, the evaluation assessed the outputs and results achieved in the project.

This case study focuses on the inclusive business model of La Hipotecaria Holding Inc., a full-service housing finance company. The company's inclusive business model is built on a niche product: mortgages for owner-occupied homes targeting formally employed borrowers whose average family incomes range from $400 to $800 per month. The case describes the inclusive business model, the company's commercial drivers, results achieved as well as IFC's role and value add.

The report adopts the 'poverty footprint' methodology created by Oxfam which looks across value chains to provide a comprehensive understanding of how companies are impacting sustainable livelihoods, health and well-being, diversity and gender, empowerment, and security and stability, and all key dimensions of poverty. It details the positive impacts that Coca Cola and SABMiller are having in Zambia and El Salvador which includes job creation, the development of entrepreneurial skills and technical training.

This comprehensive report provides findings from a study which focused on Bangalore in India, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Sa?o Paulo in Brazil and Shanghai in China to better understand how public agencies, business and civil society in these rapidly growing cities are working to develop solutions to the mobility opportunity divide and the negative impacts associated with mobility.

This extensive report compressed the results of a four-month initiative to identify unmet needs and market opportunities in Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico. It focuses on the sectors ICT and health. Each summary of the four countries includes unmet needs, market conditions and opportunities, a preliminary financial analysis and findings.

Este estudio presenta un análisis general de la situación actual de la cadena de valor del biodiésel en El Salvador. Se enfoca en mostrar la historia de la cadena, los actores principales alrededor de la misma, el análisis del entorno, una descripción del mercado, las relaciones entre los actores más importantes y la rentabilidade la cadena. Dicho estudio se aplica por igual para el higuerillo, tempate o piñón. No incluye a aceite de palma.