ISM 2020 Year In Review - Highlights

• We created the Resilient Entrepreneurs Program — a direct response to the pandemic — designed to prepare leaders and entrepreneurs to sustain their business activities during and post Covid-19. The program reached 5,000 people around the world.

• We created a new E-Learning platform to allow participants to engage effectively and maximize their learning -12,750 people are benefiting from this online platform today.

• Since April 2020, we have delivered 100% online programs, including Kauffman Fasttrac©, The Resilient Entrepreneur Program, and TechTown Retail Bootcamp. We currently deliver 480 hours/ month. We also volunteered to provide the FastTrac program for free to support entrepreneurs during the pandemic.

• Since April 2020, we delivered 100% online sessions on many topics such as Shifting to an entrepreneurial Mindset, Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem, and Shifting to a Gardening Economy.

• We hosted an Egyptian entrepreneur cohort for our Accelerator Global Program.

• We sponsored many global events such as MEDA Week Barcelona, SHRM Tech EMEA, and SHRM NxT, MIT Enterprise Arab Forum Pan.

• We operated three local and national Hackathon sessions.

• We hosted Global Entrepreneurship Week USA.

• We partnered with the U.S. Embassy to deliver key training in Yemen, Qatar, South Asia, and other countries.

• We launched a new independent nonprofit - Connecting Dots arm to support youth entrepreneurs.

• We initiated a new ISM microloan funding application portal as a new service.

• ISM in numbers:

  • Countries Impacted: 61

  • Entrepreneurs Impacted: 14,600

  • SMEs Impacted: 9,750

  • Coaching Hours: 11,000

  • Training Sessions: 2,200

  • Youth Impacted: 10,150

  • People Impacted: 25,000

We’d love to hear your thoughts and any ideas for future collaboration!