Innovation in a Time of Crisis: Entrepreneurs' Response to the Pandemic

This article by the Kenan Institute explores how while COVID-19 takes the stage as an all-demanding problem that the world is racing to solve, opportunity lies with innovators and entrepreneurs. While healthcare professionals innovate in their search for vaccines, entrepreneurs innovate in their products and services as COVID turns normal business upside down. At Alternativ, we've seen the same exact thing. When hit with the pandemic and associated concerns (lockdowns, impacts to supply chains, need for new products, etc.) Alternativ graduates have used the skills they gained from training to innovate on their existing business models and address immediate community needs. Just scroll on down to our last blog!

Article from the Kenan Institute, from April 2020, by Chris Bingham, Mahka Moeen, and Ted Zoller.

Video Blog: Why Business Training and Support is More Relevant than Ever...

Our last blog was jam packed with updates and information from both Alternativ partners/graduates as well as international development experts around the world, all showcasing why #BusinessIsBetter in getting back on track with UN Sustainable Development Goals in a post COVID 19 world.

So Daniel, our Manager of Communications, and the rest of the team felt that we should share it again, through, perhaps, a format that’s a little more personal than a blog post. Although he might be a little nervous in front of a camera saying what needs to be said… here’s Daniel talking about why business training and support is now more relevant than ever.

Whether its in addressing fallout from COVID-19 and associated lockdowns, or the international community’s general goal to eradicate world poverty by 2030, Alternativ is committed to the truth that charity doesn’t end poverty, but business can. You can see more in our previous blog post below.

#Changemakers. #SustainableDevelopment. #BusinessIsBetter