Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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The Small Firm Diaries is studying the financial lives of small firm owners in 6 countries (Colombia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda), providing the opportunity to look closely at how these global trends are playing out in the lives of small firm owners, suppliers, employees, and customers. This video takes a deep dive into the accounts and transactions of a handful of firms in Nigeria, Colombia, and Kenya - where there is a lot of potential for increased digital usage, but also at times a puzzling lack of uptake.

Financial Access Initiative at NYU

Financial Access Initiative FAI is a research center working at the intersection of financial inclusion, development, and poverty.

(partner) Financial Access Initiative at NYU

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Plunging Into the Digital Economy, but Still Tied to Cash: Lessons from the Small Firm Diaries

Financial inclusion

North America

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Financial health

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business