Inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems development in action

The ILO organized a webinar aimed at practitioners and donors engaged in entrepreneurship promotion to exchange insights and experiences on strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and support entrepreneurs to thrive and grow, and create decent jobs for themselves and others.

21 November 2024

The webinar introduced the first rough guide to ILO’s approach to inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems development, drawing from decades of ILO’s global experience in designing and implementing entrepreneurship promotion programmes.

The session featured case studies from pilot initiatives in Nepal and Bosnia and Herzegovina, offering key lessons learned.

Opening remarks

Dragan Radic (Chief, ILO MSME Branch)

Introduction to the ILO approach

Review of current practices in entrepreneurship ecosystems - Elisa Mandelli (Technical Officer on Inclusive Markets and Entrepreneurship, ILO MSME Branch)
ILO’s approach to Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Development - Nadja Nutz (Technical Specialist in Inclusive Markets and Entrepreneurship, ILO MSME Branch)

Experiences from the field

Inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Dzenan Trbic (Grant Monitoring Officer - EU4Employment Project, ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe)
Inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems in Nepal - Saurabh Shah (National Project Coordinator, ILO Country Office for Nepal)
Experience from other countries - Luisa Iachan (Technical Officer on Entrepreneurship Promotion, ILO MSME Branch)

Concluding remarks