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Enterprise & Sustainable Development

Connecting enterprise to knowledge and impact — private sector, industry, start-ups, investment, and executive education.

Private sector & industry

Corporate partnerships that bring research-informed innovation into markets — and market realities into research. Partners

Start-ups & the GPS Accelerator

From 2028: support for startups, social enterprises, and technology-enabled solutions emerging from the network.

Investment & development finance

Strategic investment partnerships, public-private partnerships, and development finance aligned to Southern priorities.

Business partnerships

University–industry collaboration, innovation platforms, incubation initiatives, and investment-ready research projects.

Executive education

Executive and professional programs through the GPS Academy — leadership for operators, not just theorists.

Inclusive economies

Entrepreneurship, social and solidarity economies, youth employment, green economies, and food systems.

Interconnected by design

Enterprise that compounds.

Enterprise carries knowledge to market and returns new knowledge from the field. It scales what the labs prove. And it gives policymakers working examples of what Southern-led growth looks like.

← Knowledge: talent & research← Innovation: proven prototypes↔ Policy: enabling environments
Photography — founders pitching at a GPS enterprise forum

Do business with the ecosystem.

Companies, investors, and founders — plug into research, talent, and six regional markets.