Liberia’s First MSME Conference and Trade Fair Promotes Strong Local Businesses
Liberia’s first MSME Conference and Trade Fair, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, was a success. The three-day event brought together over 400 local businesses, concessionaires,...
View ArticleA Jack-of-all-Trades Meets SMI-L
Friday Ojo is a man of ingenuity and hard work. He began his business, Kum-Jo International Enterprises, in 2009 by selling cassava products and charcoal. But that wasn’t enough. He used all of his...
View ArticleSMI-L’s 2nd Newsletter Showcases Creative Ways of Engaging Buyers & Suppliers
Our May newsletter is out!
View ArticleSMI-L Tender Notification Expands Salinco International, Inc.
Salinco International, Inc. is experiencing rapid transformation. Established in 2010, the company has expanded its client list with more reputable buyers, created new business relations, and built...
View ArticleBedrock Construction Company: Another Tender Notification Champion
Many people travel the world in search of what they call ‘green pastures’ and sometimes never return to their home country. A Liberian named Parker Barcolleh almost had a similar fate. Instead he...
View ArticleSMI-L Boosts a Carpentry Business
Daniel Scott’s carpentry business, called Scott’s Industrial Construction, has come a long way since he inherited it from his father in 2006. At the time Scott was still in school studying building...
View ArticleJune Newsletter Features our Work with USAID FED
Our June newsletter is food focused. Liberia imports 60% of its rice, the staple food in Liberia. Most Liberian rice growers are subsistence farmers, producing just enough to survive with little left...
View ArticleOne Year Later: Approved Wear Fashion House
Geneva Garr, General Manager and CEO of Approved Wear Fashion House, speaks of her business’s expansion since meeting Building Markets in 2011. She attributed much of her business transformation to...
View ArticleWhere is the Market?
“One of the major problems is that we don’t have the market. We have a lot of people who are producing cassava here in Nimba County. They are able to produce cassava but where do they carry? So we have...
View ArticleTaking to the Airwaves with a Radio Drama Series
Even though Building Markets has been in Liberia since 2011 and is working with over 2,200 businesses, not that many ordinary Liberians have heard about us or our motto: Buy Local, Build Liberia. Our...
View ArticleAfter a Terrible Fire, a Fashion House Makes a Come Back
After a devastating fire that led to the loss of everything, Rich Fulfillment Fashion House is once again navigating the tailoring landscape of Liberia. Rich Fulfillment Fashion House is a female-owned...
View ArticleBuy Local, Keep Liberia Green
Building Markets is going green. Though Building Markets environmental impact is very small, certain businesses we help grow can have tremendous impact on Liberia’s environment. While development often...
View ArticleSerengeti wins contract in Gbarnga, Bong County
After many years of living in the United States, Dr. Tokpa and his wife Kiapeh, returned to Liberia and decided to invest in a local hotel business. They settled in Gbarnga City, Bong County in...
View ArticleGoing, Going, Gone Green
“When it comes to environmental issues, [what was taught today] are things I didn’t know,” said Isaac Doboyou, Administrative Assistant and Finance Officer of Liberia Reconstruction and Development...
View ArticleUpwardly Mobile. Building Markets Releases 2nd Market Overview Report
In Liberia Building Markets often calls itself a business linkages program that connects buyers and local suppliers. This is an apt description because we work with both to develop these relationships....
View ArticleBuilding Markets Celebrates Two Years in Liberia!
MAT Enterprise sells stationary and office supplies on Ganta’s Main Street in Nimba County. Business was doing fine but the store’s managers wanted to tap into the large presence of international...
View ArticleFire Can’t Extinguish This Company
The Building Markets’ Liberia blog features stories of local businesses finding success. This time, Building Markets wants to showcase a story of a business with one major challenge that is quite...
View ArticleBESCO Becomes UNICEF’s Best
Nimley Bestman’s story is not just a story of Building Markets’ success. Nimley’s story showcases a variety of best practices that other local businesses can learn from. Nimley is the owner and CEO of...
View ArticleBuilding Markets Goes Pro
Right across the street from the Building Markets office is a compound owned by legendary Liberian football star, George Weah. Becoming famous for his “wonder goal” against Verona, he was named FIFA...
View ArticleBreaking Down Barriers Together
When it comes to access to finance for SMEs in Monrovia, there are pretty much only two games in town: Building Market’s Factor Finance for Procurement (3FP) and Investing in Business Expansion program...
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