Donna Rosa

I had a great time digging into developing-country entrepreneur support, food security, and the now-defunct USAID. Check out “Solving...

This is a piece I wrote for IFT's Brain Food blog about the implications and repercussions of the abrupt shutdown of USAID. It focuses...

https://youtu.be/gl0PPiKDQBY?si=677HKiTXYxfXvfyE I was a guest on The Digital Download podcast and we had an insightful convo about...

This is a 20-minute YouTube video interview "If you think entrepreneurship is hard, try doing it in a developing country"....

I’m thrilled and honored to be profiled in Exeleon Magazine’s “Transformational Women Leaders to Watch” issue for International Women’s...

Watch my interview with Neal DiPentino for an episode of "Business Breakthrough". I talk about the challenges and rewards of coaching...

Read the Institute of Food Technology's Food Technology Magazine profile of me and my humanitarian work in developing countries, focusing...

EFour Enterprises. Ever wonder how I came up with my company name? Or how others did it? Find out in this blog....

What’s it like to transition from the corporate world into international development? I talk about this and other topics in this podcast....

Listen to my interview that covers both entrepreneurship in developing countries and the need for food science and technology to be...

By Donna Rosa One thing that has always impressed me about working with entrepreneurs in developing countries is that many start...

By Donna Rosa Developing-country entrepreneurs often tap into grant money to fund their businesses, either for startup or growth stages....

By Donna Rosa One thing developing-country entrepreneurs struggle with, usually in the process of writing a business plan, is their...

By Donna Rosa A big problem for developing-country entrepreneurs that doesn’t get much attention is attracting and retaining skilled...

Most business support organizations in developing countries have some form of criteria to select entrepreneurs for coaching programs. ...

Many, if not most, entrepreneurs in developing countries start businesses without a business plan, or any type of plan. If you’re...

Women entrepreneurs in developing countries face so many obstacles that the dearth of successful business ownership is one reason why...

Listen to the story of how I started my company, the need to support entrepreneurs in developing countries, and the best ways to do so. I...

Everyone in the entrepreneurship community seems to have an opinion on the topic of business plans. They range from “Yes, they are always...

As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes our work and priorities, we have the opportunity to transform and improve our approach to MSME support.