Argidius Foundation/ SEEP Network Roundtable Discussion on Business Services for Small Enterprises 2004
| Implementing agency(ies) | Accion, ApproTEC (now KickStart), Fintrac, OIC International, SEEP, Shorecap Exchange, World Vision, Zamorano | |
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| Funding agency(ies) | Argidius Foundation | |
| Date completed | November 2004 | |
| Contact person(s) | Mr. Jimmy Harris | |
| Country(ies) | Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, United Republic Of, Zimbabwe |
- Description
On 8 November, 2004, The Argidius Foundation and The SEEP Network held a roundtable discussion on business services for small enterprises. The roundtable brought together 28 representatives from private foundations, government and multi-lateral donors and agencies implementing business service support programs. The day featured short presentations on different business service strategies used to strengthen rural-based MSE capacities and linkages to manage their businesses for growth.
The day was structured around answering two main questions.
1. How do different approaches to business services successfully address the challenges of impact on business growth, outreach to large numbers of MSEs and sustainable access to business services MSEs require for their growth?
2. How can private foundations play a strategic role in support of business services for MSE growth in partnership with bilateral and multi-lateral agencies?
Below are the roundtable report and presentations by the agencies listed above on their work in business services for small enterprises.
| Associated Activities and Documents | |
| Implementation | |
| » | Fintrac, USAID, Honduras - BDS and Agribusiness, Starkey & Coello 2003 |
Accion's Work in Commercializing Training to Microentrepreneurs Latin America 2004 (4 MB)