Entrepreneurship development

We believe in the potential and ambitions of young entrepreneurs across the globe.

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Our approach

‍• We nurture entrepreneurial ambitions and spirits
• Stimulating the job creation potential of any enterprise, small or large
• We act from experience;
• MDF itself is a global SME with social impact.
• We go full circle: ideation, prototyping, incubation, acceleration, and growth

Co-creation of the training package: In design workshops, we collaborate with clients to determine the delivery method, duration, and participant count, always considering the client's budget.

Blend of learning methods: Our training programmes smoothly integrate in-person and virtual classrooms, e-learning modules, and more. We design e-modules to naturally fit before or after in-person interactions, ensuring participants feel prepared and connected.

Specific services

We are experienced in all aspects of SME development:

• Training and coaching for (aspiring) entrepreneurs.
• Market studies of local ecosystems and value chains.
• Organisational advice to incubation or innovations hubs.
• SME tracer and social impact studies.
• Entrepreneurial curriculum development for hubs.
• Capacity building for entrepreneurship trainers, coaches, and advisors.

Testimonials

“MDF/Innohub has satisfactorily supplied the (entrepreneurship) training, provision of incubation and acceleration services to young Ghanian businesses and a globally relevant SME incubation and acceleration toolkit for use by hubs, and support for enterprise incubators and accelerators.

The British Council, Ghana on the Jobs for Youth (JfY)-Migration and Employment Project funded by GIZ under the Programme for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED).

“MDF's communication is friendly, respectful, pleasant, and clear. The learning events and coaching highly motivate our staff, as MDF makes genuine relationships, is well informed and applies interactive methods. The coaches believe in the worth and potential of our staff in ways that they come to see it in themselves.
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SPARK on the Facilitation and Coaching by MDF (2014 – ongoing)

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Evaluation

Strengthening DHAKA WASA for non-revenue water reduction

MDF Bangladesh builds institutional capacity through digital tools and PME support, helping Dhaka WASA cut water losses and partners strengthen impact

Mombasa Urban LAB: local adaptation booster

Mombasa Urban LAB united stakeholders to co-create sustainable, climate-smart solutions for flooding and water issues, embedding them in county planning.

Waste to Value Innovation Challenge: A business case of a plastic circular economy

MDF, WWF and DMDP created the Innovation Challenge to develop an ecosystem that supports individuals with innovative solutions in the plastic circular economy.

Enterprising Partner

Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for SMEs in Fragile Contexts

MDF worked on an interactive, self-assessment gender toolkit for SME owners. This dynamic resource helps them analyse how gender-sensitive their business is.

May 6, 2024