EMPRETEC Programme

Entrepreneurs are key to driving much-needed innovation in a world seeking more modern, resilient, equitable and accountable health systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The East African island nation has launched a blueprint to equip entrepreneurs with the skills needed to build a knowledge-based and innovation-driven economy.

A new UNCTAD publication looks at what it takes to make women-led businesses thrive in challenging times.

The new strategy will help the country promote private sector growth and resilience to economic shocks.

Marking World Cities Day on 31 October, UNCTAD shines a light on how urban entrepreneurs can help make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

UNCTAD continues its long-standing commitment to help developing countries harness the power of entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable and inclusive development.

Fintech mobile apps allow almost everyone with a smartphone to get credit, transfer money or even trade cryptocurrencies on the stock market.

UNCTAD’s Empretec programme equips entrepreneurs with the skills to overcome adversity and inspire others in their communities.

UNCTAD’s Empretec entrepreneurship programme has helped him formalize and grow his businesses, contributing to sustainable development in the country’s northern provinces.

A pilot training project out of Brazil has re-shaped the way Empretec, UNCTAD’s premier entrepreneurship initiative, delivers amid pandemics and in a digitally transformed world.