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Français Impact Measurement at I&P: an in-depth case study published by EVPANews | 25/02/2016The European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) publishes two in-depth case studies on impact measurement, based on the practice of two of their members: Investisseurs & Partenaires and Reach For Change, a Swedish grantmaker and incubator operating worldwide. ► Read More ... |
 Interview of E. Debled for IBA: “The purpose of I&P is to maximize the impacts of our investees”In The Press | 18/02/2016Emilie Debled, Public Relations and Business Development Director at I&P, was interviewed by the platform Inclusive Business Accelerator (IBA). ► Read the interview The Inclusive Business Accelerator aims to facilitate the acceleration of impactful entrepreneurship in Base of... |
 Jean-Michel Severino presents the project Small is Powerful to international development studentsNews | 09/02/2016 The Foundation for International Development Study and Research (Ferdi) is organising a conference on African entrepreneurship, alongside a photography exhibition on the project ‘’Small is Powerful”. Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires, and Joan... |
 Launch of Sinergi Burkina, new financing opportunity for Small Enterprises in Burkina FasoNews | 08/02/2016 Officially launched on February 5 in Ouagadougou, Sinergi Burkina is a new fund dedicated to small growing businesses and start-ups in Burkina, sponsored by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P). Its objective: address the financing needs of local entrepreneurs and encourage them... |
 Plead the case for African entrepreneurship: a key component of I&P's impact policyNews | 28/01/2016 The team of I&P sends you their best wishes for 2016! Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires, signs the editorial of the newsletter of January, reflecting on the highlights of 2015 and the perspectives to come in 2016. He notably underlines the... |
 Featured Entrepreneur: Gatien Adjagboni, director of the bakery TincyEntrepreneurs | 27/01/2016 Gatien Adjagboni, a young Beninese entrepreneur, has started a few years ago a promising bakery activity in the capital city of Cotonou. He graduated from a French business school and started his career at the Brtitish America Tobacco Benin. In 2006, he launched his own consulting firm,... |
 Scrimad develops its activities and launches new factoryEntrepreneurs | 26/01/2016 The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) announced last July the new investment in Scrimad, a company based in Madagascar specialized in the export of litchi and other tropical fruits. The processing factory is operational since December 14, 2015. Unlike the collect and... |
 Foresight Africa: top priorities for the African continent in 2016Intelligence & Analysis | 08/01/2016 The Africa Growth Initiative just released the updated version of the annual Foresight Africa report. As described by the authors, “this year's format is different from years past, encompassing viewpoints from high-level policymakers, academics, and practitioners, as well as... |
 Finance Trust Bank (Uganda) launches mobile bankingEntrepreneurs | 05/01/2016 The Microfinance Institution Finance Trust Bank has partnered with the leading Telecommunication Companies to launch a mobile banking offer for its customers. Finance Trust Bank is one of the oldest MFIs in Uganda, started its operations in 1984. The... |
 I&P invests in the bakery Tincy in BeninNews | 21/12/2015 The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) welcomes a new company in its portfolio by partnering with the bakery Tincy, based in Benin. ► Read the press release Created in 2009, Tincy Boulangerie is a semi-... |