Mastercard Strive USA
Helping small businesses achieve sustainable growth and financial resilience
Our Focus
The Strive USA program, funded by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and implemented by DAI, is designed to provide small businesses with the support they need to achieve sustainable growth and financial resilience.
Our Approach
Empowering small businesses to overcome three common roadblocks:
Get capital
The Strive USA program, funded by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and implemented by DAI, is designed to provide small businesses with the support they need to achieve sustainable growth and financial resilience.
Go digital
We connect small businesses with mission-driven tech partners and essential digital tools that eliminate bottlenecks and enable access to lending and investment.
Grow networks and know-how
Through local and national partnerships, we connect small businesses with expert organizations to develop new skills and grow their capabilities.
Our Goal
Supporting over 5 million small businesses in the U.S. in five years
By the Numbers
Our Programs
Featured Program
Strive USA: Supporting small business growth and resilience
Strive USA will connect small businesses to the support they need to thrive.
USA
Supporting the digitization of micro-enterprises in Brazil’s favelas
Training, gamification, and mentoring promote the adoption of digital tools and facilitate access to credit for favela based businesses.
Brazil
XRGlobal: Testing multi-user virtual reality for small business owner upskilling
Virtual Reality technology upskills small business owners by bringing them into immersive experiences alongside peer learners
Brazil
Boost Capital: Financial education data de-risks and expands small business credit
Testing the viability of a virtuous circle in which businesses performing well in financial training are rewarded with lower-cost loans
Cambodia
Flourish Fi: Data-driven nudges for improved money management
Behavioral science and AI-driven incentives and nudges help build healthy financial management habits
Brazil
Our Partners
Articles & Insights
Digital peer networks to support small businesses
This insights page is regularly updated and highlights what Strive Community is learning about digitizing peer-to-peer networks and interactions to better support small businesses to grow and build their resilience.
Shamina Singh
Founder & President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
"Small businesses need opportunities and resources to grow their business. That’s why we’re connecting business owners to capital, technology and information to help small businesses and their communities thrive."
