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Power of Local: Supporting Ecosystems for Small Businesses to Thrive

🏛 Ashoka 📍 Worldwide 📅 2025
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About this opportunity

The Power of Local Challenge seeks organizations, programs, or initiatives that support small businesses with diverse and equitable opportunities such as resources, tools, and networking. It offers feedback from Ashoka and reviewers, networking with a changemaker community, access to self-paced training, and opportunities to connect with peers and expert judges. A total of 11 winners will be awarded cash prizes ranging up to 60,000 USD.

Benefits & funding

Cash prize for winners, feedback from Ashoka and reviewers, access to a changemaker community, and opportunities to connect with peers and expert judges.

Eligibility

Your initiative must primarily impact one of the specified countries and meet English language submission requirements; applicants must be at least 18 by the deadline.

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