about 10 years ago // Public-private Partnerships

There are three key themes that the United States Agency for International Development believes will shape the future of engagement with the private sector. Read this guest column from Chris Jurgens, the director of the Center for Transformational Partnerships at USAID's U.S. Global Development Lab, to find out what they are.

over 12 years ago // Contributor: Christopher Jurgens

Successful entrepreneurs in developing countries have much in common with Olympic athletes. Like top athletes, entrepreneurs in developing countries also need a network of supporting individuals, institutions and resources — what many are now calling an entrepreneurial “ecosystem” — in order to achieve success.