Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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Ecoplasticas is a small business that participated in the Small Firm Diaries, a global study to better understand the financial challenges of small firms. In this firm profile, we take a better look at Ecoplasticas, a business that collects used plastic from local businesses and households in Cali, Colombia, and processes it to then sell to companies to produce new plastic materials, such as bottles, bags, clothing and construction materials.

Financial Access Initiative at NYU

Financial Access Initiative FAI is a research center working at the intersection of financial inclusion, development, and poverty.

(partner) Financial Access Initiative at NYU

Latin American & Caribbean

Firm Profile: Ecoplasticas Recycling Plant

Financial inclusion

North America

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Global

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Financial health

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business