Empowering small businesses to succeed | Visa
Empowering small businesses to succeed
Small businesses are the core of the global economy, but often face barriers to growth. Visa and Visa Foundation equip them to thrive with access to skills, education, secure digital solutions and catalytic capital.
Small businesses drive the world’s jobs and GDP
In emerging markets, their significance is even more pronounced.
90 % of business around the world¹
70 % of worldwide employment¹
50 % of global GDP²
Powering participation, resiliency and growth
Visa and Visa Foundation support small businesses in their efforts to fund, run and grow their enterprises through locally relevant business and financial skills, solutions and partnerships.
Safe, accessible commerce
Small businesses need secure, reliable payment methods to succeed in the digital economy, and Visa embeds world-class security and protections into every transaction.
Digital skills and education
Visa and Visa Foundation have partnerships worldwide that offer education, mentorship, skills and tools that support entrepreneurs at every stage of their business.
Access to capital
Traditional financing can be out of reach for small businesses, so Visa and Visa Foundation enable access to capital through partners and investment funds.
Fueling transaction growth
Today’s customers expect seamless, secure digital payment experiences, and expanding payment acceptance opens doors to new customers and markets. Visa empowers small businesses to thrive by delivering locally relevant, secure solutions that make digital acceptance simple and scalable.
Supporting small businesses around the world
Through innovative partnerships with local nonprofits, governments and organizations, Visa and Visa Foundation are helping entrepreneurs get ahead.
Financial literacy for women-led businesses
Accelerate My Business, a Visa-funded partnership, teaches digital and business skills to women-led small businesses across Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
Learn about Accelerate My Business
Stronger Main Streets across North America
Visa & Main helps small businesses become vibrant Main Street anchors by partnering with chambers of commerce, municipal governments and small business associations to provide tools, resources and capital.
Digitization of traditional farming
ThriveAgric’s partnership with Visa has provided 10,000 African smallholder farmers with financial, digital and climate resilient knowledge to plan better futures.
Empowering circular fashion creators
Visa is supporting the next wave of creative entrepreneurs who are paving the way to a more regenerative fashion economy by making innovative, circular solutions easier and more rewarding.
Visa Young Creators: Recycle the runway
Upskilling entrepreneurs in Latin America
With support from Visa Foundation, Pro Mujer launched Emprende Pro Mujer, an on-demand digital training and business education platform, serving almost 163K entrepreneurs and counting.
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Paving paths to economic mobility
Since 2017, Visa Foundation has partnered with organizations around the world to support small and micro businesses through access to capital, education and other resources that help strengthen local communities.