International Training Program: Business Development Service Providers for Micro Enterprises & Microfinance, January 4, 2010 – February 12, 2010
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Cost: Information regarding the training program, please contact Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India or the website at: http://www.ediindia.org/InterCore6_3.asp for Fellowship support.
Summary of Event: The program aims at strengthening knowledge and developing skills for planning and implementing Micro Enterprise & Micro Finance projects effectively. Micro businesses need an enormous range of services. The issues and debates in Business Development Services (BDS) for micro enterprise and microfinance sector have raised a few important issues like: What roles should Micro Enterprise and Microfinance promoting institutions assume? How does BDS relate to local economic development? How could sustainability of BDS be ascertained, and so on? This international program on Business Development Service Providers for Micro Enterprise and Micro Finance has been designed to address these issues.
Background on Organizer: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (Ahmedabad, Gujarat) was established in 1983 with the mission to augment the supply of new entrepreneurs through research, education & training, enterprise creation, employment generating and poverty alleviation at grassroots through developmental interventions. Education and training includes, capacity building of NGOs in Micro Enterprise Development, training of rural poor as entrepreneurs, enhancing competitiveness of SMEs through cluster development, and development of case studies on successful women entrepreneurs.
Event Themes and Discussion Topics: The program aims at strengthening knowledge and developing skills for planning and implementing Micro Enterprise & Micro Finance projects effectively. An in-depth orientation on aspects like identification of viable business opportunities and linking these with entrepreneurs, preparation of business plan, introducing entrepreneurs to key business management areas of finance and accounts, Business Development Service (BDS) for micro enterprise and micro finance and marketing complemented with field visit, will help provide an integrated understanding on the sector.
During the five week program, the course will include three modules:
· Microenterprise Development (MED)
· Microfinance Development (MFD)
· Role, the Importance and Emergence of Business Development Services in Microenterprise and Microfinance
Who Is Invited to Attend: Senior and middle level professionals, officials from ministry, department of small industry promotion, ministry of finance (microfinance), department of rural development, ministry of industries (particularly with focus on small & microenterprises), representatives from MFIs/commercial banks, practitioners from self help promoting institutions (SHPIs), microcredit organizations, Grameen replicators, business development service providers, microenterprise and microfinance development consultants.
About the Presenters: Information regarding the course, instructor and possible presenters, please email Manoj Mishra: manoj@ediindia.org
Important Dates: Registration Deadline is November 4, 2009
To Register Please Visit: http://www.ediindia.org/InterCore6_3.asp
For additional information, please contact:
Lalitha Krishnan
EDI Regional Offices
Lucknow Office:
432/36, Kala Kankar Colony,
Old Hyderabad, Lucknow – 226 007
Phone : +91-522-2780820
Fax : +91-522-2780856
Bangalore Office:
Door No. 102, G. F,
17th Main road, 5th Block,
Dr. Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar,
Bangalore – 560 010.
Phone :+91-80-23119360
Fax : +91-80-23119361
Mobile : 09880324135
Guwahati Office:
House No.:36, Bye Lane No.:1,
B.K.Kakoti Road, Nr. D.G.P. Office,
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Guwahati – 781 007
Phone : +91-361-2461063
Fax :+91-361-2459112
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Event Type: Lecture/Training Program
Event Starts: January 4, 2010
Event Ends: February 12, 2010
Location: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India via Ahmedabad Airport & Indira Bridge Gujarat, India
Phone: +91 – 79 – 23969151
Phone: +91 – 79 – 23969153
Phone: +91 – 79 – 23969163
Fax : +91-79-23969164
http://www.ediindia.org/InterCore6_3.asp
Organized By: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
By Zoran Stanisljevic
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