The Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship (PACE) Initiative aims to catalyze private-sector investment into early-stage enterprises and identify innovative models or approaches that help entrepreneurs bridge the pioneer gap – thus unlocking the potential of thousands of promising enterprises around the world. USAID partners Enclude, Agora Partnerships, the Miller Center of Social Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University and the Banco America Central Nicaragua to expand access to finance for small and growing women-owned or -led businesses in Latin America.

For more information, visit www.usaid.gov/pace.