Empretec Newsletter (Issue 3)

 Newsletter August 2007 Issue Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development... Installation Business Linkages Programme Argentina Business Linkages: Uganda Tanzania Business Linkages: Viet Nam SPOTLIGHT ON EMPRETECO UNCTAD' Empretec programme -stop- shop information business training.  stimulating public-private sector partnerships developing institution - advisory board, Empretec centres play major role connecting entrepreneurs institutions. implemented, training workshops create lifelong bonds essential future business growth, forming critical mass successful, committed entrepreneurs driving force project. 2007 Economic Social Council High-level segment Ministerial breakfast table   Poverty reduction: entrepreneurship happen 3 July 2007   50 high-level representatives United Nations Economic Social Council member States, civil society, private organizations, United Nations international organizations attended breakfast table. United States Representative United Nations Economic Page 1 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019... Social Council, Ambassador Richard . Miller, opened event discussing importance entrepreneurship role job creation poverty reduction. Citing successful programmes Empretec, challenged event participants strengthen commitment promoting entrepreneurship development countries. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General UNCTAD, emphasized remarks development entrepreneurship upgrading productive capacities essential ushering developing countries global trading system. Coordinated efforts international, national local levels support entrepreneurship development important regard. event' keynote speaker, . Jonathan Ortmans Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship, shared group research describing entrepreneurial society includes actors economy characteristics open-source culture. informed participants network angel investors training activities future venture capitalists future company leaders. speakers included . Scott Cain, Director Communications Enterprise Insight, shared organization' experiences instilling entrepreneurial spirit youth United Kingdom. initiatives highlighted included "Entrepreneurship Week" " Mark", culture change campaigns designed spur entrepreneurship. . Charles Ocici shared experience running entrepreneurship programmes Uganda. putting place sound macroeconomic policies providing market access crucial, Africa needed nurture develop entrepreneurs advantage opportunities created globalization. Empretec programme Africa successful training entrepreneurs cases platform widening tax contribution countries region. Entrepreneurship Week Entrepreneurship Week combination expansion successful initiatives - debut EntrepreneurshipWeek USA 2007 inspiration , Enterprise Week United Kingdom, kicked 2004 -Prime Minister Gordon Brown. calendar year, initiatives combined engaged 2,720 partner organizations planning 6,891 activities engaged 929,449 individuals tens millions news media. Page 2 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019...  Participants left event enthusiastic possibility partnerships collaborations members. idea creating "Entrepreneurship Week" worldwide Empretec network cooperation Kaufmann Foundation discussed. Installation Business Linkages Programme Argentina   Fulvia Farinelli UNCTAD attended high-level event business linkages keynote speaker, organized Empretec Foundation BNA (Banco de la Nacion), presence bank directors. event received attention positive appraisal participants ( Empretec participants). decided pilot programme target agribusiness, automobile, aerospace, possibly pharmaceutical sectors.  Africa move  Uganda business linkages programme practical lessons field gauged. team carried interviews transnational corporations - MTN, South African mobile service provider - small medium-sized enterprise (SME), Creative Engineers. expressed positive feedback results achieved suggestions follow-. Enterprise Uganda successfully employed Empretec training methodology adapted SME linkage training, accompanied specific diagnostic upgrading tools SMEs.  _________________________________________________   United Republic Tanzania Page 3 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019...   UNCTAD undertook fact-finding mission United Republic Tanzania, objective establishing Empretec programme . Stakeholders encouraged UNCTAD develop medium- long-term targets Empretec' work regions. request Minister Trade, special attention devoted development textile garment sector. UNCTAD prepared note identifying spinning target. .   _________________________________________________ Empretec Africa Forum: steering committee, composed Uganda, Ethiopia Zimbabwe, met Kampala review current business plan draft identified devote time resources complete document, including annual work plan. Issues discussed included registration forum locations headquarters secretariat.  Viet Nam: Business Linkages , main sponsor project Unilever Viet Nam, leading company food, home personal care sector. -year period, Unilever Viet Nam plans increase domestic supplier sourcing 29 cent, latest change Unilever' 12-year history Viet Nam.  increase, Unilever Viet Nam source 86 cent total production domestic suppliers, shift facilitated business linkages programme. cornerstone programme definitive Total Product Maintenance (TPM) training, designed improve SME sustainability productivity, generating cost savings improving export capacity. UNCTAD seeking expand project sectors country. team (Fiorina Mugione,  UNCTAD; Jacques Ferriè, consultant) held steering committee meeting representatives   Investment Promotion Centre North (IPCN) Royal Melbourne Institute Technology (RMIT) discuss proposed establishment business linkage centre.   Page 4 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019... Spotlight Empretec businesses  Kampala: Interview submitted . Daniel Joloba (Business Development Officer), Enterprise Uganda . Charles Mulamata (Empreteco SME partner business linkages programme), Managing Director, Uganda Electronics & Comp. Ind. . (UECI).   . Mulamata attended Entrepreneurship Development Workshop December 2006. workshop tailored business linkages programme running Uganda. company supplier doors windows National Housing, large national company house-building business. National Housing UECI' customer company participated business linkages programme; National Housing proposed UECI ( Creative Engineering .) partner programme. company expanded business solar power field.   Interview " originally reluctant attend workshop, worrying 10-day workshop long business. wondering engaged 10 full days. change mind linkage small company National Housing benefited business. supplier choice National Housing.  " day, view workshop completely changed. realized business grow .  " finished changed lot . supplier doors windows National Housing, comply established quality standards." Page 5 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019... . Mulamata applied piece land industrial park, Government building Kampala. plans move manufacturing activities , advantage industrial facilities reliable power, water, drainages, . " results finishing workshop", . " reorganized office recruited staff ( company 16 people, 3 marketing). started radio programme set budget advertising. , put ads newspapers . " radio programme focuses customer education solar power, energy source benefits. people started call enquiries solar; receiving 8 10 calls day programme started. time slots run programme top 10 radio stations, important runs 2 .. news, people listening .  " radio programme run sales people developed specifically educate customers solar, matter choose company . Special emphasis -sales support, system work sold."   Benefits business linkages programme cited significant outcomes programme: Quality standards - products comply standards quality set partner TNC large company. small company, sort assurance business relations continue. planning - connection house-building plans National Housing, small company plan work advance. , knowing number houses built helps UECI estimate number doors windows supplied. Technology - steel garages, gates fences, aluminium replace doors windows houses apartments. , UECI started Australian aluminium, specific standards quality requested partner large company.   Relations Enterprise Uganda "'ve friends", . Mulamata . email Email Marketing Page 6 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019... United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD) | Palais des Nations | 8-14, avenue de la Paix | Geneva 10 | 1211 | Switzerland email dorothy.dillard@unctad.org, empretec@unctad.org Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Page 7 7News EMPRETEC 06.05.2008http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11019...