About MAP Solution
MAP – Your fast track to growth
The Micro-enterprise Acceleration Program (MAP) is an initiative designed to speed up economic development in communities around the world. Delivered in partnership with local non-profit organizations, MAP provides micro-enterprises – businesses with up to ten employees – with the right training to be able to solve everyday business challenges, so they can grow and create new jobs.
Did you know?
50% of the world’s labor force is unemployed or underemployed(1)
Micro-enterprises – businesses with up to ten employees, with minimal start-up costs – are the biggest source of new jobs globally
Micro-enterprise growth is constrained by lack of competitiveness, low productivity and low skill level of owners and workers
Information and communications technology can significantly help micro-enterprises grow, be more productive and create more jobs in their communities.
(1) “World Employment Report 2004-2005: Employment, Productivity and Poverty Reduction” – International Labor Organization
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