Mission
Building Markets unleashes the transformational power of small businesses to address pressing social challenges by driving job creation and inclusive growth. Founded in 2004, the organization finds, builds, and connects competitive local Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to supply chains and investment. Using this data-driven model, Building Markets has supported more than 26,700 SMEs, assisted those businesses in winning $1.36 billion in contracts and $21 million in loans, and has helped create over 75,000 jobs across diverse markets like Turkey, Jordan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Liberia, and Haiti.