TechnoServe identifies entrepreneurs and then guides them in planning, marketing, operating and expanding businesses that are likely to succeed and help the poor. It accomplishes this by using world-class business techniques and input from strategic partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Nestlé and Google. TechnoServe then leverages lead entrepreneurs to grow competitive, self-sustaining industries. Where necessary, it also tackles constraints in the business environment.