Building Businesses With Small Producers: Successful Business Development Services in Africa, Asia and Latin America - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889369860 ISBN 13: 9780889369863

Verlag: Intl Development Research Center, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

This book presents a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge some of the current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and micro enterprises. It also highlights issues around the assessment of impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of such services.Three services were given particular attention in the case studies: marketing, access to technology, and business and management skills acquisition. The case study projects were drawn from Bolivia, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Each of the projects introduced small producers to new production and marketing systems and successfully promoted private sector participation. The analysis of these experiences looks at the feasibility of market-based BDS provision and the role of nongovernmental organizations in building BDS markets.

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This book presents a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge some of the current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and micro enterprises. It also highlights issues around the assessment of impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of such services.Three services were given particular attention in the case studies: marketing, access to technology, and business and management skills acquisition. The case study projects were drawn from Bolivia, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe. Each of the projects introduced small producers to new production and marketing systems and successfully promoted private sector participation. The analysis of these experiences looks at the feasibility of market-based BDS provision and the role of nongovernmental organizations in building BDS markets.The research discussed here makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate regarding market and demand based provision of nonfinancial services to existing and potential small and micro entrepreneurs and businesses in the Southern countries. This debate has been influenced by the success to date in standardizing and commercializing micro-credit programs. This book argues that to reach and assist small producers, BDS often need to be designed and provided in a multifaceted and flexible manner.

Biografía del autor

Sunita Kapila has worked in international development for over two decades, especially in small enterprise development in South Asia and Africa. She has worked in the areas of women's informal income generation, the acquisition of employable and entrepreneurial skills, strengthening of micro- and small entrepreneurs' associations, and urban governance. She has worked for and as a consultant with non-governmental organizations and donor agencies.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Intl Development Research Center
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0889369860
• ISBN 13: 9780889369863
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 260
• Herausgeber: Kapila Sunita, Mead Donald C.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar