business grants
Investing in small, diverse businesses is good for the economy
What is a social impact investment fund? Learn how firms support small businesses owned by people of color and women.
Zambian women build sustainable businesses
Zambian women are expanding businesses with support from U.S. programs, providing energy, food and education to their communities.
Pompeo praises risk-takers and visionaries
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins business and political leaders at the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague.
Youth in the Philippines stand up for their futures
Meet a young man in the Philippines who was able to restart his T-shirt company with the help of USAID after ISIS militants tried to take over his city.
Greenhouses of hope
Learn how an Albanian farmer got a second chance after the fall of communism through a USAID grant that helped him and other farmers increase production.
A solar sales network helps rural India [video]
Work and study stop in rural Indian villages at sunset or must be done by risky kerosene lamps. Frontier Markets delivers solar power instead.
U.S. and Israeli companies join to build a better bike
An innovative binational foundation offers grants for joint research-and-development projects combining companies in the U.S. and Israel.
From pumpkins to profits — a Ugandan success story
Since getting a solar dryer using a U.S. grant, Fatuma Namatosi has produced 1.5 million kilograms of pumpkin products and taught farmers to grow pumpkins.
Recycling old wind turbine blades could be the next business opportunity
Many in the renewable energy industry are looking to turn a potential landfill problem into a profitable recycling opportunity.