OUR MISSION
Impact Investment Shujog fosters growth, maturity, innovation, and market readiness in the social enterprise (SE) and impact investment sectors in Asia to help address urgent social and environmental problems.
Shujog, a Bengali word meaning “opportunity”, will prepare SEs in Asia to have the organizational accountability, sound governance, and fiscal accountability to raise impact investment funds from social venture funds or through its sister company Impact Investment Exchange (IIX).
MARKET NEED
Asia is uniquely positioned to suffer much of the world’s development challenges. It contains 60% of the world’s population – with immense population density and heightened vulnerability to economic downturns, social upheaval, and environmental degradation. Yet only a tiny fraction of market-based initiatives reach populations commensurate with the scale of the problems they aim to address.
SEs in Asia are missing out on tens of millions in dollars of capital for expansion because they do not have the proper structures in place.Their needs range across a wide spectrum of operational, managerial, fiscal, and strategic processes. Impact Investors interested in Asian SEs need credible external monitoring, commonly understood standards of quality, access to comparative data and rates of return, and an ability to invest in partnership with others.
SHUJOG: Creating Opportunities
Shujog provides a clear, systematic process for SEs to strengthen their entire organization with the explicit end-goal of raising impact investment.
Through research, training, workshops, advocacy, strategic consulting, and third-party technical expertise, Shujog provides SEs with the knowledge and systems required to raise commercial capital in order to magnify their social and environmental impact.
SERVICES
Market readiness assessment
Shujog will determine SE market readiness and create specific benchmarks for social and financial indicators.
Training Programs
Shujog will strengthen the social impact, financial management, and operational efficiencies of SEs through targeted workshops.
Customized Consulting Services
Utilizing highly-skilled consultants and technical experts, Shujog will work one-on-one with SEs in their identified barriers to market readiness, such as performance management, strategic planning, and meeting listing requirements.
Research
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For more information: Natalia Olynec, Communications Director, nolynec@asiaiix.com