The Centre is ready to enter into joint venture projects.

To promote the integration of women trainees into the programme, mainly in the business sector

Efforts will also be made to increase the participation of businesswomen in such exchanges.

focus on the participation of SMEs

Suggestions included the inclusion of representatives of indigenous communities, southern non governmental organizations, local business, and State owned enterprises.

The other, using government funds, was joined by 12 SMEs from the manufacturing sector.

Often SMEs did not have access to the necessary information, in particular the micro enterprises, and lacked resources to participate in meetings related to the formulation of standards.

With respect to the types of enterprises, one may distinguish between informal sector enterprises, essentially microenterprises, and enterprises in the formal sector, which include some microenterprises, SMEs and large firms.

Participation fees covered approximately 50 per cent of the SMET programme s costs.

(d) Level of SME participation

Moreover, various follow up services provided in support of Empretecos, such as promotional videos and facilitation of study visits, served to generate the needed publicity, awareness, and business capabilities through learning.

Thus, well organized and well connected small firms, such as those in the successful industrial districts, can also compete in the international market place.

Both the environmental and the business and industry constituencies have urged broader participation of different economic interests, which could benefit the Convention and its implementation.

Trade facilitation reduced barriers to the participation of SMEs in trade, increased employment and allowed entrepreneurs to become partners in the globalization and liberalization of trade.

Participants should have been working in programmes, projects or enterprises in which space technology could be utilized.

Many young women who have already started their own businesses are involved in this project.

Mechanisms are put in place to strengthen participation in multilateral and regional fora involving the public and business sectors

The need to have representation of national standards bodies and SMEs was stressed.

ONPAR has organized seminars and programmes to provide its target population with vocational and micro enterprise training.

Panellists also saw the need for targeting tax incentives at and ensuring adequate credit for SMEs, and providing subcontracting opportunities for SMEs in public sector projects.

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Their participation in in house training is lower (13.26 per cent), because such training is generally aimed at the middle management of companies or at employees working in such areas as sales, reception, customer relations, etc.

Finally, the discussion turned to some of the legal consequences of firms' participation in CSR initiatives.

Some 300 people had participated in workshops designed to encourage the launching of small scale projects and micro enterprises.

The Enterprise shall obtain a minimum of 20 per cent of the equity participation in the venture arrangement on the following basis

One was sponsored by nine TNCs eight SMEs in the non manufacturing sector participated.

(b) Except as specifically provided in the agreement between the applicant and the Enterprise, the Enterprise shall not by reason of its participation be otherwise obligated to provide funds or credits or issue guarantees or otherwise accept any financial liability whatsoever for, or on behalf of, the joint venture arrangement, nor shall the Enterprise be required to subscribe for additional participation so as to maintain its proportionate participation in the joint venture arrangement.

In many cases, firms are already participating in global markets, but at a very low level of economic value added.

The participants were working in programmes, projects or enterprises in which space technology could be utilized.

In Zimbabwe, for example, the Small Business Support Unit of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) encourages participants of training, advisory and consultancy services to belong to the ZNCC or to other business organizations, so as to facilitate networking among entrepreneurs and the sharing of experiences among SMEs of the same trade.

In some cases, export companies have seen a more rapid growth than those producing solely for the domestic market or those in the service sector.

1.96 350 enterprises will have been involved in the on the job training scheme.

A large number of private sector companies and community based organizations are also very active in the promotion of cultural industries.

Industry and private ventures had become important players in the space applications sector, and by demonstrating to participants the capabilities offered by space technology, as well as the problems usually encountered in developing and using space applications, they might have a greater understanding of the type of requirements that had to be met for a successful commercial venture.

Second, NHSOE provides development and care opportunities to British health professionals through participation in overseas projects.

It was also suggested that TNCs could act as mentors in assisting SMEs as well as in providing additional financial resources for the participation of SMEs in the development of international standards.

The project found that businesses in Colón were willing to accept women apos s participation in the Dual Job Training programme.

Therefore, business incubators not only increase the SMEs likelihood of survival, they also accelerate their growth.

Like the larger enterprises, SMEs from Singapore have benefited from the regionalization of their operations.

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

The four main areas of intervention were employment and entrepreneurial skills political participation violence against women and institutional strengthening.

The Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan has become a member of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs and is part of the organizing committee for preparing for the next World Congress of Rural Women.

A few Parties included the development of local production capacity through the involvement and or establishment of local enterprises.

(c) The above arrangements concerning participation of non governmental organizations and business sector entities in the Review Conference and its preparatory process will in no way create a precedent for meetings of the General Assembly

The programme aimed to create and maintain jobs, generate income for participants, support sustainable enterprises, and encourage the participation of women in economic life.