In this blog, Micheil Banoub, Director of Programs at Kuo Sharper Initiative (KSI), shares his firsthand experiences navigating the complexities of currency risk management in Zambia. Drawing insights from over 23 meetings with financial leaders and SMEs in Lusaka, Micheil explores the challenges of...
After taking second place at the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition Launch event in May, Inclusively.ai wants to make diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging even more actionable.
What happens when economies grow, but people still struggle to prosper? In this reflection emerging from the 2026 MIT Kuo Sharper Center Conference, Shamil Ibragimov explores why traditional models of economic growth are no longer enough and why a new, more inclusive calculus for prosperity must be...
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...
Four MIT students were selected to participate in the Queensland University of Technology International Collaboration Sprint, where they worked together in international, cross-discipline, multi-university teams to address a pressing challenge. Click the link below to hear their stories and learn mo...
Responsibly Financing Africa’s Missing Middle Africa’s SMEs are crucial drivers of economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction, especially in underserved rural areas. Yet, a $331 billion financing gap leaves them in the “missing middle”—too large for microfinance but too small for traditio...
The success stories of Swvl, Andela, BRCK, Sanergy, and countless others underscore the profound impact of effective communication. They remind us that a strong brand can propel a startup from obscurity to iconic status. They show us that storytelling forges connections that transcend borders and to...
For years, physicists tried to answer a deceptively simple question: why do some things like cities, ideas, innovation ecosystems grow disproportionately larger and more influential than others? Why do a few nodes attract attention, resources, and talent, while most remain peripheral?
A globally focused leader from Port au Prince, Haiti, Clifford Reginald Nau, SFMBA '22, managed the tech incubator Alpha Haiti and was a professor of public policy at the Centre de Techniques de Planification et d’Economie Appliquee before joining the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA. He has an extensive backg...
Barbara Granek, MBA ’12, founder and CEO of Fishtag, believes students who participate in Action Learning at MIT Sloan presume they will gain valuable, relevant business experience. They often do. But the lab courses also afford them a unique opportunity for advancement.
