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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This research project from Mexico shows that it is possible to help traditional retailers modernize their businesses through carefully designed interventions, which result in substantial sales performance improvements.

Stanford University

(partner) Stanford University

Latin American & Caribbean

Retail Modernization in Emerging Markets: Strengthening the Retail Backbone of the Economy

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