With a growth of 6.7% in May this year, microcredit remains one of the main financing options for micro-enterprises and entrepreneurs in the country. The Executive Chairman of also microfinanceMaría Clara Hoyos, assures that the total microcredit balance already exceeds USD 20 billion, a figure that can be considered a record for the sector. (Read: […]
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Sustainable fashion, a trend that can no longer be ignored
Promoting the strengthening of the Colombian fashion system is the mission of Inexmoda, the institution that for the past 12 years has focused on establishing partnerships to strengthen the business fabric and develop competitive advantages for the industry, through transformation initiatives that show fashion as a vehicle for economic and social development. You can also […]
Transforming communities, one of the goals Ultracem builds
In 2022, Ultracem celebrated its first decade of operations. This company is the result of three great generations that continue to contribute to the development of the region and the country; consolidated by the quality of its products, its customer experience, which has allowed it to be present in the works that have changed the […]
The digital economy in Colombia can generate an impact of USD 114 billion
He announced the arrival of 2,650 scholarships for google career certificates, these are courses created by Google and available in Spanish on the Coursera platform, which help people improve their profile and skills in areas that are in high demand, such as IT support, UX experience, data analysis and project management. With Crece con Google […]
A woman from Barranquilla, one of the winners of Start Path Empodera
Marcela Santiago Rizo, from Barranquilla, Executive Director of Top Up, was one of the winners of the fourth cohort of Start Path Empodera, the USAID and Mastercard accelerator focused on high-impact, women-led businesses in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Top Up is a complete solution for domicile, couriers and drivers of last-mile brokerage platforms, which centralizes […]
Only 1% of 2 million unemployed want to become entrepreneurs
Of the approximately two million unemployed in Portugal between 2005 and 2016, only 1.1%, equivalent to 23,530 people, took part in the Monte Único, a Portuguese public program that allows anyone covered by unemployment benefits to receive the amount in advance. its grants (up to 47,791 euros) to start a business, according to a study […]
Young entrepreneurs from Barranquilla grow with support from the US
little fingers integrals, arepitas yucca and cayeye made in Barranquilla delighted US Ambassador to Colombia Philip S. Goldberg with their Caribbean flavor during his visit to the natural food company’s factory Joyfuds† The American diplomat did not lose any detail of the techniques used to prepare these healthy delicacies in the small production center that […]
‘Start Path Empodera’ opens call for Colombian entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs in the country can participate in a new version of the ‘Start Path Empodera’ program, a four-month acceleration program for women entrepreneurs from companies with high growth potential. This is done thanks to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Mastercard. The program is aimed at start-up and scaling companies in […]
The Red Pro has signed an employment contract and entrepreneurship
Red PRO, an alliance between Proantioquia, Probarranquilla, Probogotá Region, Propacífico, Prorisaralda and Prosantander, has signed an agreement to promote sustainable development and employment for youth and women, food security, entrepreneurship and social leadership in Colombia. “The businessmen of Red Pro’s Board of Directors come together to send a message of unity, hope and optimism. In […]
Banco de Bogotá launched the ‘Credit for Fashion’
Banco de Bogotá launched the ‘Crédito para la moda’, designed to support the acceleration of enterprises in the fashion system, including sectors such as leather goods, footwear, clothing, jewelry and cosmetics; under the “Women Changing Fashion” program, which the financial entity is developing in collaboration with Inexmoda. More than 130 companies from different regions of […]