Fueling Quality Jobs and Equitable Economic Growth

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MORE JOBS CREATED THAN EVER!

Salvadoran, Guatemalan and U.S. businesses in the Bpeace portfolio created more than 1,900 new jobs from 2020 to 2021 for a total of 14,000 people employed.

Central American Fast Runners added 13.5% more jobs, compared to an average 1% growth across Latin America.

In the U.S., Fast Runners grew jobs by 21%, while the national average was 5.7%.

50% of the new jobs created in 2021 by Bpeace Fast Runners were held by women.

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OFF-THE-CHARTS REVENUE GROWTH

Bpeace Fast Runners generated $143 million in incremental revenue from 2020 to 2021, representing a 31% increase.

Fast Runner businesses in three countries injected $611 million in revenue into their local economies.

OPENING DOORS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

47% of the Bpeace portfolio exported products or services, often driven by Bpeace guidance and introductions to new clients and suppliers.

In Central America, Bpeace Fast Runners generated export revenue of $128 million.

Fast Runners’ exports doubled on average after participating in a Bpeace program.

2x more

international exports

$128 MILLION

in export revenue

47%

of the Bpeace portfolio exported

Bpeace Fast Runners raised

$61.7M

49% of Fast Runners secured new financing

ACCESSING NEW CAPITAL

Bpeace Fast Runners raised $61.7 million, by being well positioned to capture capital made available for post-Covid economic recovery.

49% of Fast Runners secured new financing, and 80% of the capital raised was as a loan.

Jobs Created in 3 Countries in 2021

JOB CREATION THAT CHANGES LIVES WORLDWIDE

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