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Avina

AVINA is part of the foundation and initiative system founded by the Swiss entrepreneur Stephan Schmidheiny, directed to promote initiatives for sustainable development in Latin America. AVINA has been FUNDES’s main donor.
www.avina.net



Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

An alliance of technical cooperation is sustained with ECLAC, with whom different studies on FUNDES’s intervention and the Business Procedure Simplification program have been carried out. www.eclac.org/



Andean Development Corporation (CAF)

FUNDES shares the same objective with CAF in promoting MSME development in the region. With CAF’s collaboration, we have carried out one of FUNDES’s most emblematic projects, the Camelid Chain Development in the Bolivian Highlands. 
www.caf.com



Argidius Foundation

The Argidius Foundation, based in Switzerland, has financed important institutional development projects, as well as research and programs to improve the business environment in Latin America.
www.argidius.com



State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

SECO has been a key donor for the development of FUNDES’s Business Procedure Simplification Program (SIMTRA).
www.seco.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en



IKEI Research & Consultancy

Based in Spain, Ikei is one of the most experienced Management Consulting and Socioeconomic Analysis firms in its field. In alliance with FUNDES, they have completed research and jobs for Latin America on topics such as corporate social responsibility and exporting SMEs.
www.ikei.es/



Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs – ANDE


FUNDES forms part of The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), an international organization comprised of leading intermediaries (of financial services and business development services) that share the dream of starting a movement to unfurl the potential of Small Businesses in the emerging markets. 
www.aspeninstitute.org  



AVINA STIFTUNG

Based in Switzerland, AVINA STIFTUNG is aimed at promoting sustainable development initiatives in Switzerland and Europe and creating links with Latin America. In FUNDES, it sponsors an internship program so postgraduate Swiss students may participate in an internship or complete their thesis projects at one of the FUNDES headquarters in Latin America. 
AVINA STIFTUNG and the AVINA Foundation are two sister organizations founded …
AVINA STIFTUNG no longer has financial ties with the AVINA Foundation…
www.avina.net



BID – FOMIN

In conjunction with IADB – MIF, FUNDES has carried out business development projects in Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela and El Salvador on topics including innovation, technological access for MSMEs, sectoral development, local economic development and entrepreneurship. 
http://www.iadb.org/mif/home/index.cfm?language=Spanish



BITC / CSR 360

FUNDES is a member of CSR 360, a network of organizations that works to promote corporate social responsibility while creating ties between businesses and society. 
http://www.csr360gpn.org/



Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization

Through an alliance with Elea, FUNDES seeks to implement innovative and high-impact business development projects in Latin America, starting with a project to strengthen 800 mom & pop shops in La Paz, Bolivia.
http://www.elea-foundation.org/en/portrait-0



Iberpyme

An alliance of common interests including politics and MSME support, especially via international events, is sustained with FUNDES.
www.iberpymeonline.org  




World Resources Institute – WRI

Together with AVINA, WRI and FUNDES make up the Network for Inclusive Markets, through which we wish to explore and promote interest in creative and innovative business models that can benefit 360 million Latin Americans who live in poverty, thus bringing them hope and dignity in an environmentally sustainable and economically sound way. 
www.wri.org



INSME: The International Network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

INSME is a non-profit organization comprised of international members and aimed to stimulate cooperation among nations and collaboration between the public and private arenas in innovation and the transfer of technology to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). FUNDES has been a member since 2008, under the category of full member.
www.insme.it



FUNDES celebrated 25 years of Improving Businesses and Transforming Lives last October 21st in Panama City

FUNDES implements the simplification project in Colombia in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce in Bogota

FUNDES unveils the Procedure Simplification Program at the Americas Competitiveness Forum. Santiago, Chile

   
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