Congratulations to the first graduating class of entrepreneurs from SPI's ESCALA (ESCuela de negocios para la Avance de Latino América) Business School!
On October 17th, ESCALA and Sector3SVG, together with partners USIL Ventures and Probide, cohosted the ESCALA Alumni Networking and Pitch Competition Event at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, a leading university in Peru.
Over 140 entrepreneurs from the ESCALA alumni community in Peru participated in finance workshops and business pitch rounds guided by over 80 consultants from McKinsey & Company.
ESCALA Business School, Peru, Pachacamac, BiciTour Pachacamac
We put the ESCALA Business School online, allowing us to provide our curriculum and scale at an accelerated rate in spite of the pandemic and economic climate.
COVID-19, ESCALA Business School
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it has left the world's poorest and most vulnerable people at greatest risk - including many of the entrepreneurs trained by SPI in Peru, Tanzania, Bulgaria, and Guatemala. However, thanks to your tremendous support for SPI’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, entrepreneurs and artisans now have the resources to step up as local leaders, keeping their families and communities safe.
Chotuna-Chornancap, Peru
Meet Filomena Pingo Tejada, one of the traditional weavers involved in SPI’s Chotuna-Chornancap project in Peru. Together with the Chotuna-Chornancap Site Museum and the Brüning National Museum, SPI is helping the artisans like Filomena develop their experience as weavers into a sustainable and profitable business which offers a real income and preserves the site in doing so.
