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Global Interest in inclusive business has grown rapidly since the term was first coined in 2005.
As the number of businesses, organisations, and governments investing in and supporting inclusive business models have proliferated, so too have the knowledge and resources available to entrepreneurs.
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Using the Hub
Explore the features of the Practitioner Hub to find the resources you need and make best use of all the tools.
Top Resources for Inclusive Buisness
A one-page guide to key resources on the Practitioner Hub, essential for anyone starting an inclusive business or growing a social enterprise.
Inclusive Business in Practice
Our Know-how pages look at particular themes, challenges, and approaches in inclusive business.
We point you to the most relevant resources – some produced by us, some produced by others – to give you the Know-how you need to implement your venture.
Facility Publications
A collection of short (2 page) Checklists and Spotlights that provide a quick overview of key challenges and action points in inclusive business, as well as longer (4-10 page) reports that look 'Inside Inclusive Business' in our current project portfolio.
Editors Choice
See each month's choice (since December 2010) by our Hub Editor, selecting one top resource, document, or tool for inclusive business practitioners.
Resource Library
A growing online collection of reports, toolkits, case studies sorted by topic.

 
Business tools
The Inclusive Business Challenge
An easy-to-use presentation and simulation tool to help companies and stakeholders identify and implement inclusive business models.
Business Model Generation
A guide to developing innovative business models.
SME Toolkit
A tool for small and medium businesses needing a hand with any of the basics of running a good business.
Other resources and directories
Mapping of Tools & Resources
Mapping of Tools & Resources: A list of key publicly-available tools and resources that support the initiation, development and scaling of inclusive business models.
BCtA Resource Guides
Comprehensive lists of funding, tools and other resources for inclusive businesses in the agriculture, energy and health sectors.
UNDP Africa Facility for Inclusive Markets
regional programme that is working to accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by supporting the development of inclusive, pro-poor markets across Africa.
DCED Directory of Donor Programmes
A set of web pages designed to help companies quickly find a donor programme that offers funds, technical advice, or are specific to one country.
Downloads: Key inclusive business publications
Inclusive Business at IFC
A set of nine publications based on the International Finance Corporation's extensive research and analysis of inclusive business models and practices. (IFC, 2007-2011)
Inclusive Business Guide - How to Develop Business and Fight Poverty
Provides a comprehensive overview on the "what?", the "where?" and the "how?" of developing business-led solutions as drivers of social inclusion and sustainable development.
(Endeva, 2011, 92 pp.)
Tackling Barriers to Scale: From Inclusive Business Models to Inclusive Business Ecosystems
Describes the concept of an inclusive business ecosystem, and presents three structures companies can employ to strengthen these ecosystems.
It is based on an analysis of 15 case examples that have been identified in a review of 170 documented efforts by companies to start and scale inclusive business models.
(Harvard, 2012, 36 pp.)
Inclusive business for sustainable livelihoods
Highlights the concept of inclusive business in the current global context, provides a few examples of its application in practice, and highlights the foundations for its success. (WBCSD, 2011, 6 pp.)
A Guide to Inclusive Business
Provides an introduction to inclusive business, designed to be accessible to people from any sector and any region. (IBLF, 2011, 18 pp.)
Harnessing Core Business for Development Impact
Charts the evolution of business and development, moving from the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), based on philanthropy, to approaches that incorporate development impact into the very core of day to day business.
(ODI, 2009, 8 pp.)
Delivery Results: Moving Towards Scale
Highlights the best practices, lessons learnt and challenges thatcompanies face when developing inclusive business models.
The report is the result of a forum at the United Nations MDG Summit in 2010, which brought together more than 200 leaders from companies, governments, international organizations, aid agencies, and NGOs
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