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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Communications

Unleashing the Power of Youth Entrepreneurship

An entrepreneur identifies a clear gap in a market: traditional manufacturing businesses and factories were often not directly connected and were forced to go through many intermediaries across the supply chain – creating complexity, inefficiency, and impacting the bottom line.

Mar 8, 2022
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: Legatum Center at MIT Successfully Concludes Bootcamp for Early-Stage Innovators in Ghana

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, in partnership with the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), the Ghana Hubs Network (GHN), The She Hub Ghana and with the generous support of the Mastercard Foundation, successfully concluded its intensive bootcamp for early-stage innovators...

Jul 26, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Research

The Women-Waste Climate Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa

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This technical brief is a supplement to the white paper, The Women-Waste-Climate Nexus: Unlocking the potential of women entrepreneurs to combat the global waste crisis and Accelerate the Race to Net Zero (Khaled, 2023). Using the paper as a point of departure, it provides a brief analysis of the wo...

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Technology

Unlocking Africa's Prosperity Through Deep Tech

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As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and technology-driven, deep technology is emerging as a pivotal force shaping the future of nations. Nowhere is this transformative potential more evident than in Africa, a continent brimming with untapped opportunities and a thriving ecosystem of in...

Jun 5, 2023
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Non-Research

What's Next for Africa White Paper Nov. 2024

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The story of Africa has long been one of resilience, innovation, and adaptability: from the architectural marvels of the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the invention of mathematics in the Kingdom of Mali, the Continent has been characterized by significant achievements and contributions to global hist...

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Work in Progress

On the Back of the Gray Rhino

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By harnessing the power of "the gray rhino" and using the crisis as an opportunity, entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to mitigate the myriad effects of the financial crisis.

Dec 1, 2021
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Finance

Redesigning the Startup Funding Chain in Global Growth Markets

For too long, startup funding in emerging markets has been fragmented and insufficient, leaving entrepreneurs without the right financial instruments to grow. In her latest blog, Salma Baghdadi challenges this status quo and issues a call to action for ecosystem builders, investors, and policymakers...

Feb 7, 2025
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