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Bloom Impact

@BloomImpact

Digital Access to Financial Services: We're #revolutionizing how emerging market #MSMEs access #financing to fit their needs #fintech #financialinclusion

 Accra, Ghana
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Joined April 2017
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"I saw that people at the bottom of the pyramid needed access to financial products in order to put into practice their abilities." —Isabel Oriol, co-founder of #ADAImpacto, and a winner of our #FemaleFounderAward. Learn more about her impactful work: bit.ly/2Y4SvzN
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BFA Global@BFAGlobal27 Aug 2021
The day-to-day logistics of running a business are no small feat, but @kudigoinc's mobile-first retail business suite is helping thousands of small businesses in Ghana focus their efforts on growing their businesses. Learn more about why @CF_BFA invested: bit.ly/3sRzig7
Why we invested: KudiGO, bringing e-commerce opportunities to small businesses in Ghana

Why we invested: KudiGO, bringing e-commerce opportunities to small businesses in Ghana

Catalyst Fund portfolio company KudiGO in Ghana is helping small businesses easily create an online store that can help with sales tracking, bulk inventory management, customer management, payments,...

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@Citi97325 Jul 2021
Government to invest $25M to establish National Vaccine Institute – Nana Addo #CitiNewsroom citinewsroom.com/2021/07/gov…
Government to invest $25M to establish National Vaccine Institute - Nana Addo

Government to invest $25M to establish National Vaccine Institute - Nana Addo

The government of Ghana is set to invest some US$25 million as seed money towards the establishment of a National Vaccine Institute to spearhead the country's

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CGAP@CGAP18 Mar 2021
In her latest leadership essay, CGAP CEO @bull_greta explains why everyone in the #financialinclusion community needs to pay attention to #gender, regardless of their area of expertise. Read more >> ow.ly/amAZ50DUz38
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"Over 80% of @BloomImpact customers are #informalbusiness, we found that informal traders are using digital means like #WhatsApp to provide their services. We made @BloomImpact app really easy to use, as a way of making #technology accessible to this market" says David Hutchful
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Africa's startups are burgeoning and in order to keep up with this rapid increase, seed stage investing in essential. Read on to find out why it matters #FinancialInclusion #startups #Entrepreneurship #Africa @businessghana buff.ly/318vZoz
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Guest Speaker for tomorrow's @africa_heroes webinar, Akpene Hoggar, will be sharing insights from helping businesses develop strategies for customer engagement online. Reserve a 'seat' to join in on the session at 3.00 PM: bit.ly/ANPIWeb5 #LookingForHeroes
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@Ashesi24 Apr 2020
Due to lockdowns and social distancing, many African businesses are having to engage customers online. Join this session to learn how you can sharpen your online customer engagement model, and extend your business resilience. Register: bit.ly/ANPIWeb5 #LookingForHeroes
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What is customer acquisition and how can you grow your customer base? David Hutchful, Co-Founder @BloomImpact takes the #AshesiVinc fellows through a session on Customer Acquisition Strategy and how to grow a customer base #NEXTi2i  #AshesiEntShip
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"Your customer acquisition strategy must be robust enough to keep customers engaged so that when they need the product they think of your business first and come back to you to purchase." David Hutchful, facilitator for today’s session. #NEXTi2i  #AshesiVinc  #AshesiEntShip
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Congratulations to @BloomImpact, headed by #BeckVSI alum @CarolKCaruso, on being one of four finalists in the @womensworldbnkg #FinTech Innovation Challenge ow.ly/mdJW50wT54d
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@womensworldbnkg #MFWW2019 Making Finance Work for Women #FinTech Innovation Challenge finalist Carol Caruso @BloomImpact “SubSaharan Africa MSMEs are 90% of all business but lack access to financial services. We help them learn about & access credit & savings products.”
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Kicking off #MFWW2019 week with our network members - and a preview of our #Fintech finalists. Welcome to our 16 new network members!
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Financial inclusion requires a strong financial literacy campaign to be successful. Consumers need to be equipped with the right knowledge in order to successfully manage their financial health using tools available to them.
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Discussing @BloomImpact's views on financial inclusion at the @AfricanUnion @MIT_IIC @liquidtelecom
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@wossen leading discussion on financial inclusion here at @MIT_IIC at the @AfricanUnion organized in partnership with @liquidtelecom #GoCloud #AfricaCloudisLiquid #msazure #Innovation #Africa #Skills #21cSkills #FinancialInclusion #LiquidInnovation
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Some fintechs are exploring alternative data sources to assist with the credit scoring of micro, small and medium enterprises.
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In countries with high exclusion numbers, mobile money fits comfortably into the financial services ecosystem as it provides previously excluded citizens with an affordable and convenient means of transferring money and making payments digitally. #MobileMoney
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AB2020@AfricaBiz20202 Aug 2019
Meet the 12 African #startups selected for the US$1M MIT Innovation Challenge: @BloomImpact @farmerline @kumwesolutions @sociallenderng @tinytotos buff.ly/22vTKCJ via @MIT_IIC #AfricaTech #entrepreneurs
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@Ventureburn29 Jul 2019
Here are the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa regional finalists (@MIT_IIC @BloomImpact @kumwesolutions @RescueByFlare @sociallenderng Shortlist @Shortlisthires @TasktyME @farmerline @TinyTotos) go.shr.lc/2ymHnhi
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2019 @MIT_IIC Africa finalist @BloomImpact is a digital marketplace providing financial education & access to financial services to small business owners in Africa. Learn more about their mission: ow.ly/F9hs50vd4M4 #futureofwork #techforall
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Introducing the 2019 @MIT_IIC Regional Finalists! 60 global orgs representing the best #FOW solutions on the planet will proceed to 5 regional events to pitch LIVE and vie for $1M USD, awarded @MIT on 11/21. bit.ly/2M2Zr88 #techforall @mit_ide
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