Learning Note: Navigating Firm Selection for Women-Inclusive ROI

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Written By Cate Urban

Many impact-oriented initiatives are increasingly recognizing opportunities to support the private sector to empower women in the workplace and generate direct financial benefits for firms. A series of case studies under the Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Activity Social Inclusion Learning Stream seeks to strengthen the evidence on the return on investment (ROI) of women-inclusive business strategies for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs).

This learning note provides key insights gained from the process of vetting and selecting companies. It is targeted toward implementing partners that are managing portfolios of firms and want to select SMEs for WI-ROI calculations or social impact.

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Learning Note: Navigating Firm Selection for Women-Inclusive ROI

Source: USAID
Year: 2024

Cate Urban

I founded Urban Web Renovations after 11 years of leading global marketing strategies for nonprofit organizations in Washington, DC. In each position I held, one thing remained the same – my passion for managing web sites and social media accounts for both organizations and major thought leaders.

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