In Nairobi, Kenya, refugee and host community micro-entrepreneurs face limited business networks and capital constraints that make it difficult to start and sustain businesses; at baseline, only 57.5% of the Nairobi sample owned a business, earning average monthly revenues of just US$103. 

Cash grants combined with structured businessnetworking groups have the potential to address these constraints by providing capital and connecting entrepreneurs to fellow business owners so they can exchange information and collaborate. However, decision-makers need evidence on cost-effectiveness to decide whether to allocate resources to the networking component.