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Unleashing Entrepreneurship Making Business Work for the Poor.

3. Enterprise issues relating to an enterprise development strategy.

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Mr. Toru Ueno, Principal Administrator, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) and Entrepreneurship Division, OECD

(b) Small enterprise and business development

The adoption of the Strategy and Plan by the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts had led to a decree providing government support for the development of small and medium enterprises.

Item 3 Enterprise issues relating to an enterprise development strategy

Development of small enterprises.

(a) Business and development

(a) Business and development

He found himself in Kenya on a Fulbright and he had a very interesting insight, which is that he said, There must be entrepreneurs in Kenya there must be entrepreneurs everywhere.

24. It was not only at the level of firms that there must be an enterprise development strategy.

56 185. Business and development

General Assembly resolutions

(b) BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT (continued)

52 209. Business and development

Whatever the definition, what has concerned many economists and gained policymakers attention is that the size distribution of firms in developing countries has a long tail. Compared to developed countries, an unusually large number of small, unproductive firms coexist with a small number of large, productive firms.

In this respect, access to finance for new and expanding firms greatly influences firm development and growth.

The information distribution system helps agricultural producers and rural entrepreneurs to find and understand information and provides regular feedback to the Ministry of Agriculture about the information needs of rural entrepreneurs.

11. Values the promotion of entrepreneurship, including through the informal sector and micro enterprises, in the development of small and medium sized enterprises and industries by various actors throughout civil society and of privatization, demonopolization and the simplification of administrative procedures

Investment and enterprise competitiveness

Development of local entrepreneurs

AGREED CONCLUSIONS ON ENTERPRISE ISSUES RELATING TO AN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

The development of enterprises, especially small and medium sized enterprises, is essential to economic growth and employment.

These support programmes are coordinated by the Economic Development Board through its Enterprise Development Division, upgraded from a Small Business Bureau as its activities expanded to keep up with the growth of local enterprises, both in size and in number.

(iii) The development of innovation, entrepreneurial and technological capabilities as essential inputs for the development and growth of enterprises

Also, SMEs in developing countries could benefit from the experience of SMEs in developed countries.

In comparison to large firms, SMEs are more likely to develop linkages with local enterprises and supply productive inputs locally.

New ground would be broken in reforming State owned enterprises and diversifying public ownership.

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I. Agreed conclusions on enterprise issues relating to an enterprise development strategy

The development of innovation, entrepreneurial and technological capabilities as essential inputs for the development and growth of enterprises and

All publicly owned enterprises are subject to external audit and accounts are published.

(1) Training on Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

Investment, technology and enterprise development

UNCTAD s EMPRETEC programme on entrepreneurship and small and medium scale enterprise development aims at stimulating employment creating investment, technology transfer and export diversification through the training of indigenous entrepreneurs and the development of innovative SMEs.

This measure could remove one important obstacle to growing microenterprises into SMEs.

50 UNCTAD, Entrepreneurship and economic development the Empretec showcase (Geneva, 2004).

In the 2005 06 budget, the Government announced measures to benefit women in home based business, mature age workers, women in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries, and women in small business.

Its main focus is on micro, small and medium scale enterprises, cooperatives, and community economic development, in both developed and developing countries.

Recognize the significant role played by the informal sector and by micro enterprises in the industrial development of least developed countries and request UNIDO to promote the development of these enterprises and to assist them in securing partnership with foreign businesses and enterprises

Recognize the significant role played by the informal sector and by micro enterprises in the industrial development of least developed countries and request UNIDO to promote the development of these enterprises and to assist them in securing partnerships with foreign businesses and enterprises

7. Also invites the Economic Commission for Africa to play a more active role in the development of African micro, small and medium sized enterprises and industries, in coordination with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and other United Nations bodies concerned with the development of such enterprises, paying particular attention to enterprises owned by women and to women entrepreneurs

In particular, how can indigenous food processing be developed into viable exports?