@Argidius

Our mission is to help individuals, families and whole communities move away from poverty through access to decent, fulfilling and paid work.

 Zug, Switzerland
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Joined October 2012
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How are entrepreneurs & SMEs best supported to grow and generate employment? Our new SCALE report 👇 outlines simple, cost-effective ways support organizations and funders can boost impact #Entrepreneurship #evidence #whatworks #SCALE argidius.com/en/learning/lea…
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Small businesses drive Kenya’s economy but face barriers like limited financing & regulatory challenges. @capyeikenya uses YBI’s High Flyers Guidelines, funded by @Argidius, to support young #entrepreneurs like Zainab to scale and create jobs. Learn more: youthbusiness.org/initiative…
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Job Opportunity: would you like to help USAID increase their impact✨ bang 🧨 for their buck💲? USAID are looking for 2 star performers 🎇to join the in the growing Office of the Chief Economist to apply insights into program design from the growing evidence base of what works
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Patrick McSharry@patrickmcsharry5 Oct 2023
One hundred thousand jobs created by these brilliant ESOs ⁦@Argidius⁩ ⁦@worlddatalab⁩ ⁦@africapractice⁩
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@devex28 Jun 2023
Women SME owners struggle to access sources of finance for business growth. @mwanigaminage and @ncolloff explain how a cash flow-based lending product, embedded in a relationship banking model, is changing that: bit.ly/3OJxzGs #Sponsored by @argidius #financialinclusion

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Can Targeted Funding FOR Talent Development Lead to Higher Impact and Lower Risk for Social… by @RippleworksOrg link.medium.com/OW8Xuq8Vvvb

Can Targeted Funding FOR Talent Development Lead to Higher Impact and Lower Risk for Social…

Rippleworks is looking to challenge the status quo with a new program offering targeted grants for people development

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The #Argidius annual report, describing the work of our #partners in #food solutions do and the enterprises they help to address poverty, empower communities and develop a wide range of social and environmental goods is now available. argidius.com/en/annual-repor…
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Dalberg@DalbergTweet15 Mar 2022
A painstaking 8-yr research effort by @Argidius identified 5 key considerations driving job creation & growth in #SmallBusinesses. Argidius & Dalberg produced a report & toolkit w/ which BDS providers & funders can adapt the considerations known as SCALE: bit.ly/3IyuVO1
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Caroline Fiennes@carolinefiennes15 Mar 2022
We are (always) interested in hearing from people who really know about monitoring, #evaluation, data-collection etc., esp who are from / in low- and middle-income countries. It's for freelance, project-based work. If that's you, do get in touch and email me your CV. Thanks.
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Small Firm Diaries@smallfirmdiary12 Jul 2021
The Small Firm Diaries is a global research initiative to help the world better understand barriers facing small businesses, and help small business owners thrive. Learn more 🧵
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Endeavor Nigeria@EndeavorNigeria2 Mar 2022
Endeavor Insight, with support from @Argidius, published a set of principles for decision-makers to drive a self-propelling ecosystem. The guide has resources for entrepreneurs, support organizations, & donors/philanthropists. Read the full report here: bit.ly/EI_SPED
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Our program manager Mary Mwangi and Village Capital's Brenda Wangari explore effective support for entrepreneurs on the excellent blog @fp2p oxfamapps.org/fp2p/who-suppo…
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duncangreenlse.bsky.social@fp2p16 Feb 2022
Who supports the people who support entrepreneurs? Introducing a new tool for ecosystem leaders. Today's @fp2p my Mary Mwangi of @Argidius and Brenda Wangari of @villagecapital oxfamapps.org/fp2p/who-suppo…
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Good selection is the basis of creating impact cost-effectively. api.cofraholding.com/media/2… #capacitybuilding #innovation #acceleration #incubation #technicalassistance #entrepreneurship #jobcreation #investment
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What matters more? Making SME access to BDS more equitable or more impactful? The good news is you don't have to choose... if you vote for both😊 on #SankalpAfrica2022 voting page: events.sankalpforum.com/even…
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Segmentation, segmentation, segmentation. Our mantra for 2022. Why does it matter so much? This is the first post of several over the coming weeks where we will be unpacking the Select the right enterprise chapter of the SCALE handbook vimeo.com/540567163

Argidius Foundation: Select the right enterprise for success

Common to any business development support program is the need to attract, recruit and select enterprises. Finding the right enterprises for your program can be challenging. Selection done well will...

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Want to learn from the experience of several European #foundations regarding their #impact measurement and management journey? Join the online #presentation of 'Taking the Pulse of the European Foundation Sector' @EsadeSocImp @BBK_eus ⏰1/27, 10h CET 👉esade.me/31W9xlE
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Join our Africa Programme Manager Mary tomorrow at the ASSEK Annual Conference
Association of Startup & SMEs Enablers of Kenya@ASSEKnews25 Nov 2021
Meet our speaker, Mary Mwangi, Programme Manager @Argidius, she will be sharing her insights on “Frameworks for Collaboration” at the Annual Conference tomorrow,26th November 2021, join in for this discussion through this link bit.ly/AnnualConference2021 #ASSEKConference2021
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Today’s round 2 is open- please register yours!!
New Ventures@NewVenturesMX24 Nov 2021
🔥 Empieza la 2nda fase de las votaciones 🔥 Es hora de votar por la sesiones que pasaran a nuestro Advisory Board. Seleccionaremos las 2 propuestas con más votos de cada grupo para obtener a nuestrxs 6 finalistas .¡Vota ahora! 👇 newventures.typeform.com/to/… @PescaData
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The FLII is coming up in the new year and you can vote for the sessions you want! But you’ve got to get your vote in today!
New Ventures@NewVenturesMX23 Nov 2021
🚨 Empieza la 1ra fase de las votaciones. Es hora de votar por la sesión que quieres ver en FLII Moonshot ¡Vota ahora! newventures.typeform.com/to/… La votación de la 1ra fase cierra hoy a las 5 pm @EthicHub @OpenRoadTweets @CollectiveAcad @AzaiConsultores @ssirespanol @WWF_Mexico
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Thank you for the nomination!
Uganda Innovation Week@uiw_official11 Nov 2021
Replying to @uiw_official
The nominees for startup champion of the year in development sector are: @EnabelinUganda @JicaUganda @UNDPUganda @FAOUganda @MastercardFdn @UNCDF @drckenya @Argidius Vote at bit.ly/SUAWARDSVoting
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