Juan Carlos Thomas is the Vice President of Entrepreneurship and New Ventures at TechnoServe, where he leads the development and deployment of best practices in the support of entrepreneurs and small-and-growing businesses in the organization’s projects.
Previously, he served as TechnoServe’s Chile Country Director. Among his accomplishments in that role, he led the first inclusive business development programme in Chile; the first small business accelerator programme in Patagonia; several economic development programmes in communities surrounding energy and mining projects; and the design of business development methodologies now being used in Latin America and Africa.
Before opening the TechnoServe office in Chile in 2008, Juan Carlos worked in the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets division at Bank Boston Chile. He has lectured on finance, entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship at various universities. Juan Carlos holds an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor’s degree from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
La creación de empleo en el Sur Global depende de objetivos claros: más o mejores puestos de trabajo, oportunidades actuales frente a futuras y centrarse en el empleo asalariado o autónomo.
Job creation in the Global South hinges on clear goals: more or better jobs, current vs future opportunities and focusing on waged or self-employment.
Con apoyo adecuado, pequeñas empresas de todo el mundo pueden desempeñar un papel fundamental en la lucha contra la crisis mundial del empleo.
Discover how the millions of small businesses worldwide can play a pivotal role in tackling the global jobs crisis if they receive the right support.
Their ability to function under COVID-19 is being tested, leaving communities lacking basic food items, but new techniques can help slow revenue drop.
Pensar de forma diferente es esencial para hacer frente al antiguo reto de crear empleo.
Today, Latin America remains the most economically unequal region of the world, and more than 20 million of its young people - one in five - are neither employed nor in school. The region...
