Empretec Newsletter (Issue 34)

Issue 34 • OECD Ministerial meeting Entrepreneurship • UNCTAD’ Expert Meeting Entrepreneurship Migration • UNCTAD’ Expert Meeting Innovation SDGs • Launch Entrepreneurship Policy Ethiopia • Empretec Global Summit considers role entrepreneurship addressing issues migration refugees • EMPRETEC Brazil celebrates 25 years • SEBRAE/Empretec Brazil hosts international TOT Empretec trainers • Entrepreneurship Training Workshop trains 23 Women Kingdom Saudi Arabia • Zambia' “Green Jobs” project • EMPRETEC Impact assessment workshop successfully conducted Samara, Russian Federation • EMPRETEC workshops train horticultural women entrepreneurs Tanzania • EMPRETEC programme launched Angola • News EMPRETEC network • Upcoming news, books reading OECD Ministerial meeting Entrepreneurship OECD Ministerial Conference SMEs place Mexico City, Mexico 22 23 February 2018. Ministers high-level representatives 55 OECD member -member countries, European Union, 12 international organisations associations discuss facilitate SMEs’ contribution productivity inclusive growth. meeting chaired Mexico’ Secretary Economy, Minister Ildefonso Guajardo Vice-Chairs Minister Stuart Nash ( Zealand), State Secretary Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch (Switzerland), Vice- Minister Hasan Ali Çelik (Turkey). Ministerial Conference focused seeking innovative solutions address global productivity growth, international trade global inequality. , conference discussed SMEs access finance, regulation affecting SMEs, develop entrepreneurial competencies, disadvantaged groups ways fostering greater SME participation global economy. topic digital economy transformation highlighted discussions, testifying profound impact digital technologies SMEs entrepreneurship, operational level business orientation. Conference pointed importance effective government policies support SMEs including view promote inclusiveness. Mexico OECD Ministerial Conference SMEs Declaration visit: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/smes/ministerial/SME-Ministerial- Declaration-ENG.pdf UNCTAD’ Expert Meeting Entrepreneurship Migration stresses positive economic contributions migrants host countries’ economies Expert Meeting Entrepreneurship Migration: Supporting socio-economic inclusion refugees migrants entrepreneurship place Geneva 12 13 June 2018. lead international discussions positive contributions migrants host countries’ economies, UNCTAD’ team advanced argument migration general refugees grow host economy policy measures place refugees promptly start working integrated part entrepreneurial ecosystem host country. aim meeting review early draft Policy Guide Entrepreneurship Migrants Refugees, developed - partnership UNCTAD, IOM UNHCR. Policy Guide Entrepreneurship Migrants Refugees’ goal provide high-level framework conceiving implementing policies programmes support entrepreneurial activity refugees migrants. form policy options measures initiatives adopted governments relevant stakeholders host countries, depending local circumstances. guide broadly structure logic UNCTAD Entrepreneurship Policy Framework (EPF), includes repository policy measures, programmes initiatives implemented world integrate migrants entrepreneurs, detailed descriptions, prerequisites, pros cons, potential impacts lessons learned case. Experts discussed contents policy recommendations suggested document substantive feedback main messages. information meeting visit: http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingsArchive.aspxmeetingid=17729 UNCTAD’ Expert Meeting Innovation SDGs proposes strategies developing countries expert meeting Innovation Productive Capacity-building Sustainable Development: Policy Frameworks, Instruments Key Capabilities, place Palais des Nations Geneva 2 3 July 2018. session multi-year expert meeting considered options promote effective international national policies harness science, technology, innovation entrepreneurship effective means implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs). Special emphasis leveraging approaches innovation digitally enabled open collaborative innovation, inclusive innovation, social innovation grass-roots innovation. Participants “green” industries, NGOs, research centres universities representatives governments shared experiences lessons learned international partnerships technological learning development. Participants engaged lively discussions sharing experiences. developing countries developed specific targets achieving SDGs. , Jamaica elaborated national energy targets include renewable energy objectives aimed achieving SDGs. Energy product relates SDG Goal 7: Ensure access affordable, reliable, sustainable modern energy . enabler SDGs households, industries education. Lack electricity reduces educational outcomes developing countries, health sector. Liberalizing energy production meant micro producers sell grid. Energy access powers rural economy reduces migrations urban centers. SDGs depend energy http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingsArchive.aspxmeetingid=17729 SDGs attainable. modalities sustainable energy production diverse involve public private sector actors. noted meeting participation citizens key input democratization energy production small scale solar wind generation. Launch Entrepreneurship Policy Ethiopia request government Ethiopia, UNCTAD launched consultative workshop development National Entrepreneurship Policy Ethiopia Addis Ababa 27-28 March 2018. -day workshop gathered 150 participants Ethiopian entrepreneurial ecosystem including private sector, UNIDO, World Bank, Chamber Commerce, government . Strategy bring coherence entrepreneurship policy environment Ethiopia address special objectives inclusion women youth enabling entrepreneurship development turn Ethiopia middle-income country 2025. phase project include regional consultative workshops thematic working groups input integrated Strategy paper. Empretec Summit considers role entrepreneurship addressing issues migration refugees Empretec Global Summit (EGS) place 18 April 2018, Istanbul, Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2018. previous editions, EGS attendees unique opportunity learn Empretec mind-set changing methodology, explore establish cross-border business links global Empretec network 40 countries. year, meeting discussed specific role Empretec methodology play bonding groups population, Empretec facilitate smooth integration migrants local communities. Turkey- year’ GEC host host largest number refugees world, 3.5 million Syrian refugees Turkey home war Syria started 2011. Turkey, Syrians established 7,000 businesses $300 million capital 9 employees average. 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), annual flagship event Global Entrepreneurship Network attended thousand entrepreneurs investors, corporate, civil society, public start- champions 170 countries Istanbul Participants shared ideas practices boosting countries’ entrepreneurship ecosystems helping entrepreneurs innovative, global attractive investors. common message echoed sessions place days: entrepreneurship drives economic growth, creates jobs, potential solve global challenges. Sunday, 15 April, UNCTAD lead 4th annual Startup Nations Ministerial roundtable, discussing refugees’ economic contributions. Delegates 35 countries attended Ministerial UNCTAD representatives moderating working group entrepreneurship ecosystems. working group assessed governments support entrepreneurship technical assistance SMEs city level. conclusion, 15 ministers signed declaration highlighting role high growth firms government exploring business opportunities, tapping emerging technologies encouraging knowledge-exchanges. declaration, , recommends countries seek eliminate obstacles efficient exit productive firms, words, effective bankruptcy procedure, encourage entrepreneurs risks starting business. UNCTAD convened learning session regional entrepreneurship policies Africa, discussing signing Africa Continental Trade Agreement envisaged bring 1.2 billion persons single regional market opening incredible pathways regional global chains. UNCTAD participated panel discussion “Entrepreneurial Mindset” inter alia discussed mind set changing effect Empretec methodology. Startup Nations Ministerial meeting place Bahrain April 2019. Startup Nations Ministerial : https://genglobal.org/gec/startup-nations-ministerial NEWS FROM THE EMPRETEC CENTERS EMPRETEC Brazil celebrates 25 years 7 June 2018, Brazil’ Serviç Brasileiro de Apoio à Micro Pequenas Empresas (SEBRAE) — national entrepreneurship development count erpart hosting Empretec programme, celebrated 25 years establishment Empretec programme Brazil. SEBRAE largest center Empretec global network, 260,000 entrepreneurs trained country 11,000 Empretec workshops organized inception programme. day, SEBRAE organized panel Empretec directors Argentina, Russian Federation, South Africa, Zimbabwe, shared views entrepreneurial ecosystem countries explained Empretec contributes entrepreneurship advancement national level. SEBRAE/Empretec Brazil hosts international TOT Empretec trainers week, 14 experienced trainers 12 countries participated international Empretec training-- trainers workshop. SEBRAE' trainers illustrated content structure format 6-day ETW ( "modernized" version Empretec workshop). format introduces pedagogical tools modules' sequence. rich technical discussion , suggestions improvements English version ETW training material. information : http://www.empretecsebraeminas..br/ https://genglobal.org/gec/startup-nations-ministerial http://www.empretecsebraeminas..br/ Entrepreneurship Training Workshop trains 23 Women Kingdom Saudi Arabia 8th FETW held Deem AlManahel Center Riyadh, January 20th 25th, 2018, training 23 women entrepreneurs aged mid-twenties late forties. team involved training workshop composed : International Master Trainer- Lama Kamal (Leading workshop), National Trainer-Ghada AlHarbi, advanced junior trainers: Wafa Al-Khalifah, Shuaiheena AlOtaibi, -time trainer Khadija Alsalman. workshop included exercises aimed helping participants define goals create actionable strategy plan develop business ideas. , participants appreciated entrepreneur Ms. Budour AlRajihi (Empretec graduate 6th edition Saudi Arabia) speak failure success building personal business, bringing discussion experience factors leading current success. winner “Business Create Exercise” (BCE) Rasha alShatiri company ‘Waqt el Takhfidh’ (Discount Time), Taghreed AlHadeethi won ‘Innovation prize’ improvement availability ‘Healthy drink mix’. BCE Loan session parts: Part 1 included presentation Deem AlManahel offered entrepreneurs financial types supporting services information. Part 2 included mini business plan review guidelines building good bank/entrepreneur relationship tools entrepreneur prepared approaching bank institutes loans financial support. Zambia “Green Jobs” project wrap- future EMPRETEC workshops Zambia Green Jobs Programme (ZGJP) Steering Committee met 20 April 2018 Lusaka, Zambia part ZGJP project wrap-. meeting opportunity project independent evaluators present findings. evaluation lasted weeks “Green Jobs” project— largest kind UN agencies— achieved important results extraneous difficulties presented economy national elections. meeting, Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) reported successful completion series Empretec workshops, funded Barclays Bank. private sponsor expressed interest reaching entrepreneurs Lusaka, starting Copperbelt province news Zambia entrepreneurs. ZGJP Program, 26 April UNCTAD -sponsored roundtable Practices Access Markets Finance, held Kansanshi Hotel Solwezi cooperation International Trade Centre North-Western Chamber Commerce. roundtable hosted representatives large companies SMEs region discussed strategies facilitate access markets finance Micro-SMEs. information Zambia Green Jobs Programme visit: http://zambiagreenjobs.org/ http://zambiagreenjobs.org/ EMPRETEC Impact assessment workshop successfully conducted Samara, Russian Federation Empretec Russia conducted Impact assessment survey impact workshop Samara funded Arconic foundation framework activities improving quality life local communities. 40 participants Empretec workshops conducted Samara 2016 2017 attended Impact workshop place 3 April 2018 Samara Business Incubator. data , Empretec workshop results demonstrated high positive impact participants businesses: 82 % participants rated workshop highest score; 85 % stated quality Empretec workshop average; 95% Empretec helped overcoming key challenges face, sales access markets top priority (51%); product development (14%); 100% participants motivation start business high (86%) high (14%); 86% agreed good opportunity open successful business city « live». Proportion business owners increased 63% 74%; 12% started business workshop; 20% respondents reported increase turnover, 83% reported increase income; 20% participants, business workshop, reported increase employee number; 89% pf participants give high rating usefulness competencies practiced training; highest ratings goal setting (27%) systematic planning monitoring (20%). EMPRETEC workshops train horticultural women entrepreneurs Tanzania context Swiss State Secretariat Economic Affairs(SECO) UN Trade Cluster project, UNCTAD trained group women farmers assisted Kilimanjaro Women Information Exchange Community Organization (KWIECO), upgrade quality quantity horticultural products supplied local hotels processors. Empretec Farming---Business workshops place June 2018, town Moshi, Tanzania. Empretec workshop trained 30 participants, local village women entrepreneurs. project, UNCTAD providing assistance group passion fruit growers, assisted Sokoine University Entrepreneurs Graduates Cooperation (SUGECO), based Morogoro, Tanzania. context, Empretec workshop conducted 28 2 June 2018, Farming---Business workshops organized week June week July 2018. Empretec workshop trained total 15 agricultural entrepreneurs Tanzania. EMPRETEC programme launched Angola Angola, 2022, government intends train total 48,800 persons entrepreneurship program titled "Entrepreneurship community," 10,000 young people program called "Generation future," Luanda, Minister Commerce, Jofre Van-únem únior. Speaking opening inaugural Entrepreneurship Training Workshop – Empretec, held Luanda 30 July 2018, Jofre Van-Dunem únior, stressed objectives set National Development Plan (PND 2018/2022). objectives -year period " support initiative entrepreneurial spirit, strengthening creation small businesses, increase possibilities job creation". Empretec entrepreneurship training workshop organized EU- UNCTAD Joint Program Angola—Train Trade II. Funded European Union, joint project estimated cost 6.9 million Euro. outcomes include, , workshops Angolan entrepreneurship policy-making stakeholders understand define Angola’ entrepreneurship objectives eventually develop national entrepreneurship strategy policy, action plan. project include training workshops 400 entrepreneurs business owners/managers 2017 2021 organized parts country include youth women entrepreneurs. Finally, project envisaged create sustainable Empretec training centre cooperation national host business support institutions. information visit: http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspxOriginalVersionID=1834 http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspxOriginalVersionID=1834 UNEDITED COPY UNCTAD/WEB/DIAE/ED/_ _ _ _ /_ _ News Empretec network • 2018, Empretec centres certified trainers: - Ecuador - Argentina - Mauritius - Colombia - South Africa Books: publisher’ website: Art Digital Marketing comprehensive guide understanding digital marketing effectively reaching, engaging, selling “Millenial” consumers. 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Amazon US$32.37 (Kindle version) US$33.52 (hardcover) Upcoming news: UNCTAD’ World Investment Forum place Geneva, Switzerland 22 26 October 2018. http://worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org information coming Empretec newsletter. read: man created $2bn ice cream firm kitchen https://www.bbc./news/business-44614104 Rise Muslim Woman Tech Entrepreneur https://www.nytimes./2018/05/25/opinion/muslim- women-tech- entrepreneurs.htmlrref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEntre preneurship Women Top Tech – Daphne Ng, CEO JEDTrade http://www.asianentrepreneur.org/women--top--tech- daphne-ng-ceo--jedtrade/ http://worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org/ https://www.bbc./news/business-44614104 https://www.nytimes./2018/05/25/opinion/muslim-women-tech-entrepreneurs.htmlrref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEntrepreneurship https://www.nytimes./2018/05/25/opinion/muslim-women-tech-entrepreneurs.htmlrref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEntrepreneurship https://www.nytimes./2018/05/25/opinion/muslim-women-tech-entrepreneurs.htmlrref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEntrepreneurship https://www.nytimes./2018/05/25/opinion/muslim-women-tech-entrepreneurs.htmlrref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEntrepreneurship http://www.asianentrepreneur.org/women--top--tech-daphne-ng-ceo--jedtrade/ http://www.asianentrepreneur.org/women--top--tech-daphne-ng-ceo--jedtrade/