The Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) by infoDev and World Bank Group has developed a requirements profile of both Caribbean entrepreneurs and angel investors, which allows for creation of tailored support programs.
... Exibir mais + EPIC is implementing several innovative incubation and outreach methods to reach optimal regional coverage with lowered operating costs. As a result, the Caribbean Mobile Innovation Project (CMIP) and the Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) have formed partnerships with local entities to deliver responsive, high-quality business enabling services. It has supported 260 high-potential entrepreneurs in the Caribbean with tailored training, financing, and support these services.
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How does economic uncertainty affect the impact of tax policy? To answer this question, we exploit a unique natural experiment, in which two very similar investment subsidies were implemented in the same country, two years apart: once during a period of economic stability, and once during a period of very high uncertainty.
... Exibir mais + The experiment features sharp discontinuities in firm eligibility, and we conduct our analysis using tax returns (corporate and VAT) and trade data for the universe of corporations. Authors find that, under low uncertainty, tax incentives have strong positive effects on investment, both on the extensive and intensive margins. This aligns with the findings in several recent empirical papers. Under high uncertainty, however, the story is very different: the effect at the intensive margin is still present, but the effect at the extensive margin disappears. Together, these results suggest that: (1) some firms wait and see during periods of high uncertainty, even in the presence of generous incentives; and (2) periods of stability offer an important policy opportunity to encourage investment.
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Is there a mindset gap holding women back in business? Can entrepreneurship training instill a set of attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that are thought to underpin success in business such as motivation, perseverance, and self-confidence?
... Exibir mais + This study conducted two randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of mindset-oriented business trainings on the performance of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia. The trainings were underpinned by psychology with a mission to foster self-esteem and entrepreneurial spirit. Despite a similar approach, however, the quality of delivery seemed to matter as impacts of the trainings on business performance were mixed. A key channel for an impact on profits is if the training can actually effectuate the mindset change, with only one training transferring higher levels of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, personal initiative, and entrepreneurial locus of control to the women, relative to a control group. The study finds suggestive evidence that psychological skills and mindset are better inspired by a trainer who previously owned a business themselves and therefore may have a better understanding of the entrepreneurs' specific challenges. The study concludes that psychological skills are important for women's business success, and these skills can indeed be transferred using training, assuming a shared identity match between trainer and student. Service delivery appears to be critical for inculcating these important skills.
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas WPS8892 JUN 17, 2019
This international workshop held in Santiago de Chile on April 9, is the final one of a series of activities which the World Bank has been supporting since 2014 through the Latin American Open Parliamentary Network to strengthen the region’s legislative branches to ensure greater transparency.
... Exibir mais + The objective of the workshop, hosted by the Chilean House of Representatives, was to discuss the implementation of Chile’s transparency agenda, including the role played by Parliament in implementing transparency reforms. To this end, the event had special invitees, such as the Comptrollers of Peru and Chile, in addition to the Chilean Attorney General’s Office. The event also had the participation of public sector actors, academia, international organizations and civil society.
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Science and innovation are key factors of competitiveness and sustainable development. The main preconditions for the creation of an innovative society of knowledge are the excellence and relevance of scientific and research results.
... Exibir mais + Excellence is a measure of quality and international visibility of scientific and research results, and the relevance represents the impact of the scientific and research results on the economy and society. The Strategy on Scientific and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia for the period 2016-2020, Research for Innovation (hereinafter: the Strategy) is a document which sets out measures and programs for the promotion of excellence in science and targeted research for the development of economy and society as a whole, in the next five years. Within five years, science in the Republic of Serbia will be based on a competitive system that supports excellence in science and its relevance to economic development, competitiveness of the Serbian Economy, and development of society. The establishment of an effective national research system integrated into the European Research Area which leans on the partnerships in the country and abroad, and which con-tributes to the economic growth, social and cultural progress, raising the standard of living and quality of life.
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This operations manual is aimed at providing hands-on and practical guidance to business development practitioners, the donor community, and other developmental experts wishing to implement an intervention to support and strengthen women growth-oriented (GO) entrepreneurs as they grow their firms, such that they can have a greater impact on their economy.
... Exibir mais + It is specifically geared to practitioners wishing to improve their understanding of challenges specific to women GO entrepreneurs and practical ways of addressing these. The operations manual comprises two documents as follows: (i) operations manual which outlines the content and training methodology for delivery of the program; and (ii) annexes to operational manual which comprises explanatory notes, templates, exercises, and service provider agreements as referenced in the operations manual.
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