Our impact
We commit ourselves to fostering the conditions for the development of small growing businesses to contribute to social inclusion, environmental sustainability, the reduction of vulnerabilities and the increase in productivity and competitiveness of these companies.
In Latin America, MSMEs (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises) play a key role in the economic and social development, seeing as they represent 99.5% of the companies in the region and provide 61% of formal employment (1). However, its participation in the gross domestic product (GDP) is 25%, this is less than double from what its peers contribute in the European Union (56%). This condition is associated with the low levels of productivity of these companies and reveals deficiencies in the connection and articulation with market actors, access to capital and the creation of economies of scale; as well as gaps in technical, management, innovation and negotiation capacities (2); which are added to a growing vulnerability due to climate variability (3).

- (1) https://www.cepal.org/es/temas/pymes/acerca-microempresas-pymes
- (2) MIPYMES en América Latina Un frágil desempeño y nuevos desafíos para las políticas de fomento.
- (3) Fuente del gráfico: https://oig.cepal.org/sites/default/files/s2000739_en.pdf
Our impact in numbers
+3300
entrepreneurs
served
50%
are women
entrepreneurs
16%
in High Touch programs
84%
in Low Touch programs
302
catalysts *
51%
are women
catalysts
23 countries
where we have
a presence
- * Entrepreneurship support professionals that have participated in our train-the-trainer program “Formando Catalizadores”
Countries in which we make an impact

Where do we want to be in 5 years?
Goals for 2026:
> 20.0000 entrepreneurs for the next 10 years (indirect)
7500
direct and indirect
entrepreneurs
+60%
women
entrepreneurs
38%
In HT
Programs
23%
In LT
Programs
+38%
through
catalysts
700
through
catalysts *
+60%
female
catalysts
23 countries
where we
have presence
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Strategic Plan 2021-2023
Based on the lessons learned over 15 years and the new realities and opportunities of the Latin American business ecosystem.
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