Building Markets is an award-winning non-profit organization that creates jobs and encourages economic growth in crisis-affected economies by connecting competitive local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to new opportunities. Through its approach, the organization has built a network of more than 25,000 verified SMEs, assisted them in winning over $1.3 billion in contracts, and helped create over 70,000 full-time jobs in Afghanistan, Haiti, Jordan, Liberia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Turkey. Building Markets is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.buildingmarkets.org.