{"id":8251,"date":"2024-04-15T10:18:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/?page_id=8251"},"modified":"2024-08-14T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:40:17","slug":"leverage-tt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/leverage-tt\/","title":{"rendered":"Leverage TT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8251\" class=\"elementor elementor-8251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e3018 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e3018\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c9431a\" data-id=\"1c9431a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71f06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d71f06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leverage TT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a980419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a980419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Micro Learning. Mega Impact.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd479b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd479b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af245a1\" data-id=\"af245a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc2c54 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bc2c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Leverage-FlatLay-400-x-400-px.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8226\" alt=\"Phone on desk with Leverage TT app open\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Leverage-FlatLay-400-x-400-px.png 400w, https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Leverage-FlatLay-400-x-400-px-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Leverage-FlatLay-400-x-400-px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c847c9f\" data-id=\"c847c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295773e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295773e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Leverage TT<\/strong> is an ed-tech mobile application that will provide support to entrepreneurs by<\/p><ul><li>helping them to <strong>validate<\/strong> and <strong>refine<\/strong> their business idea<\/li><li>sharing <strong>relevant<\/strong> video trainings<\/li><li>providing <strong>mentorship<\/strong> by local industry leaders and<\/li><li>creating opportunities for <strong>grant-funding<\/strong> to help them start and scale their business.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It combines the accessibility of <strong>mobile technology<\/strong> with the proven effectiveness of <strong>micro-learning<\/strong> to support MSEs through free and paid online trainings, mentor <strong>support<\/strong> and opportunities for <strong>financing<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3e8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c3e8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How It Started<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca5e680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca5e680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d13a7c0\" data-id=\"d13a7c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e70fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e70fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My experience serving <strong>over 180 <\/strong>business owners\u00a0has led to this insight- Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) face <strong>similar challenges<\/strong> in areas of financial management, adoption of digital technologies, use of digital marketing capabilities, finding product-market fit, managing their resources and balancing their financial needs with environmental sustainability. These challenges have been compounded by the <strong>Covid-19 pandemic<\/strong>, which an <a href=\"https:\/\/idbinvest.org\/en\/blog\/development-impact\/new-data-shows-impacts-pandemic-caribbean-businesses\">IDB study<\/a> states has negatively impacted <strong>90%<\/strong> of businesses.\u00a0<\/p><p>After considering these factors and acknowledging that many business owners cannot dedicate months and years to acquire new skills, I realized that <strong>a mobile application<\/strong> may be an effective solution to overcoming many challenges faced by entrepreneurs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> This recognition aligns with research from the <strong>OECD<\/strong> that suggests that the internet, digital platforms, mobile and digital services offer \u2018leapfrogging\u2019 opportunities that presents new possibilities for growth (OECD, 2018a).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/meet-your-coach-ashley-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90579b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c90579b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch the Video Below to Learn More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f71dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6f71dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/UN-SGDs.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8255\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f299765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f299765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leverage TT is in alignment with the <strong>United Nation\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong>, particularly-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li>SDG 5: Gender Equality<\/li><li>SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth<\/li><li>SDG 10: Reduced Inequality<\/li><li>SGD 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Leverage TT aims to support marginalized MSEs like <strong>women, youth, creative and migrant entrepreneurs <\/strong>in relevant areas of capacity building so that they can financially empower themselves, their families and their communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b5d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b5d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c048bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c048bf7\" 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