In recent years, support for entrepreneurship and development of entrepreneurial ecosystems have moved on top of the international agenda for job creation, income generation, economic growth, and contribution to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Entrepreneurship or entrepreneurial ecosystems are considered key contributors to many SDGs, including poverty alleviation (SDG 1), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), improved health, education, energy, and WASH (SDGs 3, 4, 6, & 7), and beyond.
Entrepreneurs, the businesses they build and scale, and the ecosystems that support them are widely understood as catalytic change agents. Fueled by private capital, they leverage a combination of creativity, hard work, and determination to tackle the world’s most tenacious problems.