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Seven Keys To Successful Business Mentorship Programs: How Entrepreneur Support Organizations Can Maximize Their Impact

Based on insights gleaned from this mentorship program in Bahrain — and drawing from our 20-year track record designing entrepreneurship development programs — we have distilled seven key learnings which can help ESOs to implement successful mentorship programs, while providing them with an opportunity to continuously learn and adapt their mentorship approaches and offerings.

Hushed Voices and Closed Businesses: A Spotlight on Business Extortion in Baja California

Throughout Mexico, business extortion has crippled entrepreneurship and stifled economic growth for years but has often been overlooked. Recent reports by think tank México Evalúa have provided crucial context for...

Inspiring the Next Generation of Builders and Dreamers

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) provides an opportunity to both salute and inspire business innovation that drives change and transforms communities. “Entrepreneurs are more than optimists. They are natural leaders made...

Alliances to Enlarge Civic Space: How Do Business and Civil Society Combine Forces?

Would democracy be stronger if civil society and business worked together? Many people don’t see how they would collaborate or where they would begin. Therefore, CIPE organized a discussion to...

Beyond Time and Cost Savings: The True Value of Trusted Trader Programmes

Trusted Trader Programmes Businesspeople constantly criticise government bureaucracy, but complaints reach a crescendo when it comes to Customs’ regulation. Successful supply chain management hinges on the ability of border agencies...

A Debate on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Morocco

“Why [are there] no female entrepreneurs in this event?” That’s the question Swinga, a famous male content creator, entrepreneur, and influencer posed on Instagram during the Africa Venture Network event in August, Disrupting the African Market, in Casablanca, Morocco. Instantly, Swinga’s post set off a heated debate on social media. The conference, which was organized...

Stories from Guatemala: How CIPE Helps Entrepreneurs Turn Their Business Ideas into Reality (Part 4)

We continue to share inspiring stories from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, the site of a new Women’s Business Resource Center (WBRC) established by CIPE and the National Network of Managers’ Groups (in Spanish: Red Nacional de Grupos Gestores, or RNGG). The Corali Center is a physical space which provides resources to local women to increase their participation and inclusion in the...

Trade Facilitation as a Tool to Combat Inflation

If the adage ‘never let a good crisis go to waste’ holds true, then we must be heading into some pretty utilitarian times in the global economy. Signs everywhere point...

From Social Compact to Legal Responsibility: Protecting the Rights of Women in Turkey’s Corporate Culture

Recently, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) published the Turkish translation of its report, An Assessment of Women’s Rights in Corporate Compliance Programs in Turkey. This in-depth report conducted by PAR Research and Consultancy studies corporate compliance programs in Turkey and evaluates their impact on women’s rights in the Turkish private sector.

New Calls for Change Amid Protests Over Iran Death

Iran’s Islamic regime is facing significant public protests and shows of outrage over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She is believed to have died at the hands of morality...

How Polish SMEs, Business Associations, and Chambers of Commerce are Helping Ukrainian Refugee Businesses

Banding Together to Support Ukrainian Refugees Individual businesses and various business membership organizations across the world are banding together to help Ukrainian citizens that have been displaced due to the...

Stories from Guatemala: How the Leaders of Corali are Helping Entrepreneurs Achieve their Dreams (Part 3)

Corali Women's Business Resource Center - Making Dreams Come to Life Over the past few months, we have shared success stories of the women alumni of CIPE’s Women’s Business Resource Center (“Corali”) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The center, founded in late 2021, is primarily led by four local women who embody Corali’s commitment to women’s leadership...

Leveraging Civic Technologies in Local Private Sector Organizations

Over the last few decades, digitalization has greatly improved communications and general efficiency for private and public sector stakeholders across the globe. Access to the internet, mobile phones, and innovative software...

Introducing CIPE’s 2022 Youth Leaders

Investing in and Involving Youth This month, youth advocates around the globe celebrated the 23rd UN-designated International Youth Day on August 12. This year’s International Youth Day was dedicated to...

Reflections on Local Elections in Nepal Focus: Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Nepal recently announced a November 20 general election date to elect representatives to Parliament and provincial assemblies. Meanwhile, analysts continue to discuss key takeaways from the outcomes of the country’s...

Stories from Guatemala: How A New CIPE Center is Helping Women Turn Their Business Ideas Into Reality (Part 2)

Corali Women’s Business Resource Center – Making Dreams Come to Life We continue to share inspiring stories from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, the site of a new Women’s Business Resource Center established...

Heightened Tensions in the Taiwan Strait Force Companies to Recalculate Risks

For decades, companies worldwide benefited from the stability and predictability of the Asia-Pacific region, which enabled them to make wise investment and business decisions. Yet recent events, particularly U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan, underscore growing regional political instability.