Enterprise Development

Business Plan Development

Business Development Services for Small and Medium Enterprises comprises of all business elements. These can be either provided per assignment or as a package. In the latter case the result will be a sound and bankable business plans. For starting entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, appropriate and affordable coaching tools assist starters to transform their business ideas into solid and bankable business plans and develop their business skills in the process.

Twinning

Business opportunities abroad are identified and local companies assisted with seeking foreign business partners with complementary competences. Successful matches are assisted with joint venture preparations including business plan development and finance acquisition. In many cases financial support can be obtained from various business support programmes such as the Dutch PSI programme. Project formulation and support management is provided together with  Advance Consulting.

Value Chain Development

 

Sub Sector and Value Chain Analyses are practical instruments to assist actors in the sub sector to develop efficient and effective interventions to improve performance of the value chains and enterprises . Such analyses result in an in-depth understanding of how the sub sector functions, what the bottle necks are and a plan how business opportunities can be utilised, taking into consideration the roles of the various stakeholders.

Programme Development

Business Support Organisations in the South and International Donors are assisted with programme development services such as fact finding missions, organisational and institutional landscaping, formulation of projects and programmes and assistance to business providers and facilitators. Developing BDS programmes and support to private initiatives in the agricultural sector are prioritised.

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