Core Area 01: Early-stage development

A seed, by nature, has what it takes to blossom: from the drive to do so, to all the necessary makings of a plant. However, its nature alone is not enough. Without the right environment, and the right resources, the seed will never break through the surface of the soil. 

Through our early-stage development projects, we empower new and existing businesses and organizations through mentoring, financial support, and capacity-building for nine to twelve months.

Egypt’s Sustainable Manufacturing, MADE By Young Entrepreneurs

The core goal of Manufacturing Advancement and Development in Egypt (MADE) was to identify university students and recent graduates – with innovative ideas for the industry – and empower them to turn these ideas into viable and marketable solutions in practice. Implemented in cooperation with GIZ Egypt, the MADE program was designed to run over three tracks covering Energy Efficiency, Water Accessibility, and Food Security.

Doroob - socially impactful entrepreneurship in Egypt

The mission of the doroob program is to empower entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to establish socially impactful businesses in three of Egypt’s key economic sectors, including the creative industries, agribusiness and tourism. In May 2023, with the support of DROSOS FOUNDATION, enpact launched the first track of the program which targeted entrepreneurs from the creative industries, with a focus on interior and furniture design, performing arts, and handicrafts.

Social entrepreneurship workshops

enpact was proud and excited to have won the community challenge tender of the German Alumni portal. The tender comprised developing and implementing a digital training series with virtual workshops on “Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship” – tackling challenges within the SDG 11 – sustainable cities.

Core area 02 - Crisis relief and resilience

Nothing is certain! While you’re busy planning every detail of how to execute your project, allocating every single resource accordingly, you can never prepare for events that are beyond your control—events that can happen from one second to the next. The only way to overcome the impact of such crisis situations is together.

In a crisis, we provide quick, direct financial support, resilience training, and mentoring over three to six months for MSMEs to sustain their operations.

Female Entrepreneurship in Moldova – Emergency Initiative for Economic Empowerment

The ‘Female Entrepreneurship in Moldova – Emergency Initiative for Economic Empowerment’ (FEM-EIE) program provided direct support for Moldovan entrepreneurs and displaced Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Moldova, with a specific focus on empowering women. To create a comprehensive, sustainable and empowering network, the program also entailed a support center in Moldova, financial support, access to global network and resources, and entrepreneurship education and training.

Core Area 03: Growth and internationalization

“The world is a small village” was one of the buzzing phrases when technology started peaking near the end of the last century. Today, it is more accurate to say that the world is at your fingertips. It’s easier than ever to communicate and collaborate across borders, which means it’s more important than ever to use these resources to facilitate information exchange and bridging opportunity gaps.

We facilitate market access opportunities, strategic partnerships, growth-oriented mentoring, and training for businesses to expand their international impact.

AfricaBerlin Network

AfricaBerlin Network (ABN) is a collective platform for actors who support startups and SMEs in international expansion and overcoming the challenges of internationalization. The networking project builds bridges to connect entrepreneurship ecosystems in Berlin with the following four African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.

AsiaBerlin Community

AsiaBerlin Community aims to establish a sustainable network among entrepreneurial ecosystems in Asia and Berlin and facilitate opportunities for internationalization, institutionalization, and talent access.

Reducing Barriers to Entry to the European Market

Berlin Landing Pad aims to facilitate market entry, remove barriers to access, and create points of connection between international startups and Berlin as an entrepreneurial hub.

Team reflections

All the work that we do at enpact is made possible through your support as our community, and through the passion and dedication of our enpactors around the world. We cannot talk about our impact without talking about the people who dedicate the most part of their days to making it happen. Get to know the people behind the projects with some of their tips and reflections.

Become part of the movement

Our work is only made possible through collaborations with organizations and individuals around the world who are invested in reducing economic inequality and advancing societal prosperity. When you partner with us, you create opportunities for entrepreneurs around the world to build impactful businesses, create jobs, develop talents and contribute to their local economies.

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Direct Response Fund

In 2023, enpact established the Direct Response Fund. It sets out to provide more direct, immediate and actionable support for entrepreneurs and small businesses whose livelihoods and work have been affected by crisis and uncertainty. The goal is to allow for quick mobilization of support, which would allow entrepreneurs quicker access to much-needed crisis relief in comparison to our current project set-up. The fund is also subject to the same rigorous processes and controls that apply for the funds we receive to implement specific programs.

If you feel inspired by our story, we invite you to make a contribution to the fund, please visit the Direct Response Fund page where you can find more information about the fund and a simple online donation form – all donations are tax-deductible in Germany!