Globally, 1 in 10 people
(or 700 million) live on
less than $2 a day
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The fastest way to lift people
out of poverty is by
creating jobs -
Small businesses are the
biggest creators of new
jobs around the world
Building Markets unleashes the transformational power of small businesses to address pressing social challenges by driving job creation and inclusive growth.
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Building Markets’ Model
Building Markets develops trusted relationships with entrepreneurs and uses a data-driven approach to strengthen the capacity of small businesses through end-to-end services. Our primary model has three pillars: find, build, and connect.
Explore Our Global Impact
Building Markets has supported more than 27,567 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), assisted those businesses in winning $1.40 billion in business transactions, and has helped create over 74,659 full-time equivalent jobs.
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The creation of our company profile on Building Markets Matchmaking Platform improved our business visibility in a professional and presentable way. We would highly recommend Building Markets training to businesses who want to learn about marketing their products or importing to and exporting from Jordan.
Elham Zeadat, Chairwoman, Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise - Colombia
When I joined Building Markets' program, I realized that a lot was missing from my daily business operations. I’m so grateful that, through training, I learned how to achieve more in the short-term, as well as define and set business goals.
U Myat Thu, Owner of Shae Thot - Myanmar
Our impact in Myanmar.
- 3,639
Businesses
Verified - 624
Businesses
Trained - $18,914,860
Contracts
Facilitated
“Building Markets provides a bridge between suppliers and buyers and gives companies that use their services a chance to compete.”
Business Owner, Afghanistan - Afghanistan
Our impact in Afghanistan.
- 8,302
Businesses
Verified - $1,086,228,165
Contracts
Facilitated - 65,000
Jobs
Created
It is directly due to Building Markets’ efforts that we secured our first contract. After that, we had the leverage we needed to attract other jobs — both from our original partner and other NGOs.
Sasha Blanchet, Director-General of General Maintenance - Haiti
Our impact in Haiti.
- 3,966
Businesses
Verified - 1,023
Businesses
Trained - $28,763,865
Contracts
Facilitated
The creation of our company profile on Building Markets Matchmaking Platform improved our business visibility in a professional and presentable way. We would highly recommend Building Markets training to businesses who want to learn about marketing their products or importing to and exporting from Jordan.
Elham Zeadat, Chairwoman, Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise - Jordan
Building Markets makes me feel that I have a partner who is interested in our growth, development and improvement.
Daniel Scott, Founder, Scott’s Industrial Construction - Liberia
Our impact in Liberia.
- 4,639
Businesses
Verified - 1,228
Businesses
Trained - $92,872,110
Contracts
Facilitated - 4,382
Jobs
Created
Mozambique is a complex operating environment where cultural and economic challenges persist. However, Building Markets has succeeded by carefully assessing needs, adapting its approach when needed, and actively engaging partners and stakeholders.
Edith Gouin, Fomer Senior Development Officer, Southern and Eastern Africa Global Affairs, Canada - Mozambique
Our impact in Mozambique.
- 362
Businesses
Verified - 255
Businesses
Trained - $12,504,564
Contracts
Facilitated
When I joined Building Markets' program, I realized that a lot was missing from my daily business operations. I’m so grateful that, through training, I learned how to achieve more in the short-term, as well as define and set business goals.
U Myat Thu, Owner of Shae Thot - မြန်မာ
Our impact in မြန်မာ.
- ၃,၂၁၅
Businesses
Verified - ၆၂၄
Businesses
Trained - $၁၉.၇၆ မီလီယံ
Contracts
Facilitated
I'm really happy with Building Markets’ assistance. Since listing my business with their service linking buyers to suppliers, I've received many more orders from NGOs and the government.
Marcelo dos Santos, Owner of KIOS Asela - Timor-Leste
Our impact in Timor-Leste.
- 3,090
Businesses
Verified - $13,594
Contracts
Facilitated - $20,329,729
Dollar
Value Impact
Not only has Building Markets opened up opportunities for me, but their training and support has helped me create a clear vision of my business’ potential.
Razan Alatassi, Founder of Salt and Sugar - Türkiye
Our impact in Türkiye.
- 3,172
Businesses
Verified - 1,589
Businesses
Trained - $28,204,498
Contracts
Facilitated - 6,685
Jobs
Created
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We help local entrepreneurs in our network win new business opportunities
Businesses
We equip small businesses with the visibility, training, and connections to grow and thrive.
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We help buyers diversify their supply chains, source responsibly, and create jobs
Buyers
Our unique and reliable supplier data fast-tracks buyer access to local markets and businesses.
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We help investors and banks achieve profit plus social impact
Investors & Lenders
Our innovative deal-sourcing methods assist investors and banks in identifying high-impact SMEs
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Donors and partners make our work possible - join our efforts to tackle global poverty
Donors & Partners
We work with partners and donors to create jobs and sustainable markets where they are needed most.
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