Enterprise development

We work with countries to help their small and medium-sized enterprises grow in a sustainable manner and compete in the global economy.

EMPRETEC - Entrepreneurship training

Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and Implementation Guidance

Business Facilitation Programme

ISAR Corporate Transparency Accounting

News

Bhutan's entrepreneurs can now open a business in under a minute

A new government platform using UNCTAD's online single window technology powers business registration in record time, supporting livelihoods during the COVID-19 crisis.

3 Jun 2021

Julian Omalla with Cheers employees at her juice factory

Prize-winning Ugandan woman entrepreneur grows juice business, improves community

A finalist of UNCTAD’s award for women in business gets $10 million from her government to build a fresh juice factory that will promote sustainable agriculture and improve livelihoods.

5 May 2021

Supporting small businesses is critical for COVID-19 recovery

Policymakers need to adapt policies and institutions to enable small businesses to make a greater contribution to post-pandemic economic revival.

26 Apr 2021

Empowering family businesses to fast-track sustainable development

New initiative harnesses the power of family-owned businesses to be a force for good, investing in and promoting a business model that looks after people and the planet for generations to come.

13 Apr 2021

Projects

Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of the MSME sector

Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship

Enabling policy frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin America

Special initiative

eTrade for Women

Recent publications

Practical implementation of core indicators for sustainable development reporting

Multinational Enterprises and the International Transmission of Gender Policies and Practices

Core SDG Indicators for Entity Reporting: Training manual

Empretec Women in Business Awards 2020

International Accounting and Reporting Issues 2019

International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2018

Events and meetings

Intergovernmental working group of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting, 38th session

9 - 12 Nov 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

ISAR Annual Accounting Workshop

8 Nov 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

MSMEs: Key to an inclusive and sustainable recovery

28 Jun 2021

Online

Launch of e-learning course on entrepreneurship for migrants and refugees (French version)

23 Jun 2021

National Entrepreneurship Strategy: Meeting of Working Group leads

22 Jun 2021

Online, Angola

Documents and publications

TD/B/C.II/ISAR/98 - 31 Aug 2021

ISAR Update – July 2021

UNCTAD/DIAE/ED/INF/2021/2 - 01 Aug 2021

English

Reports of the UN Secretary-General

Resolution 75/211: Entrepreneurship for sustainable development

A/RES/75/211 - 29 Dec 2020

Report of the UN Secretary-General: Entrepreneurship for sustainable development

A/75/257 - 27 Jul 2020

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Enterprise development

We work with countries to help their small and medium-sized enterprises grow in a sustainable manner and compete in the global economy.

EMPRETEC - Entrepreneurship training

Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and Implementation Guidance

Business Facilitation Programme

ISAR Corporate Transparency Accounting

News

Projects

Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of the MSME sector

Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship

Enabling policy frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin America

Special initiative

eTrade for Women

Recent publications

Practical implementation of core indicators for sustainable development reporting

Multinational Enterprises and the International Transmission of Gender Policies and Practices

Core SDG Indicators for Entity Reporting: Training manual

Empretec Women in Business Awards 2020

International Accounting and Reporting Issues 2019

International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2018

Events and meetings

Documents and publications

Reports of the UN Secretary-General