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SUMMARY:SMEs flagship training – Yaounde
DESCRIPTION:Venue : Guiko Palace Hotel- Yaounde (REGISTER NOW)Date : 17 & 18  Oct. 2024\nTime : 09:00 am to 03:00 pm\n \nBackground\nIn Cameroon\, 80% of the businesses created die before their first 5 years of existence. Moreover\, most of them remain in the informal sector. According to recent statistics from the National Institute of Statistics\, about 90% of the labor force in Cameroon remains trapped in this sector. Women and youth are the most represented in this sector\, due to a number of challenges they still face. In the agricultural sector\, for example\, Cameroonian women represent 71.6% of workers in the informal agricultural sector. Unfortunately\, almost 52% of them still live below the poverty line and 79.2% of them are underemployed. This underemployment rate is estimated at 70% for youth. To address all the root causes of SME underperformance and access to employment in Cameroon\, foster economic freedom\, and empower both women and youth in the country\, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation is implementing a project titled “Powering Prosperity and Economic Freedom for Women and Youths in Cameroon”. This project offers a comprehensive training program for young entrepreneurs for a period of 6 months to enable them to acquire viable skills in management and business\, regulatory processes\, finance and other capabilities necessary for overall improvement.\nObjective\nThe main objective of this SME flagship business management training\, is to assist businesses establish a comprehensive small business strategy and grow. Specifically\, it will be a matter of: \nSupporting SMEs in the process of developing and delivering a comprehensive and complete business plan.\nGuiding SMEs in the establishment of an effective and efficient leadership.\nEnsuring that all SMEs in the informal sector smoothly move to the formal sector.\nEmpowering SMEs to develop and implement an effective and autonomous business management system.\nEquipping SMEs with up-to-date\, affordable marketing and sales strategies adapted to their sector of activity and level of development.\nEducating entrepreneurs on accounting practices and financial models adapted to their activities.\nEquipping SMEs with the means to recruit and manage the required HR for their business and adapted to their level of development.\nShowing SMEs\, the fundamental role of technology and innovation for business development. \nTarget audience\nThe training program is open to business owners/entrepreneurs\, Business managers\, especially women and youth.\nOutcome of the event\nAt the end of the training program there should be positive shift in the knowledge and application of the various modules in small businesses.\nLocation of the Training\nThe training shall take place in Yaounde\, Guiko Palace Hotel.\nFor more information\, please contact us at:\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54\nRegister now
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/smes-flagship-training-yaounde-2/
LOCATION:Hotel GUIKO Palace\, Montée Chapelle Obili\, Yaoundé\, Centre\, 00237\, Cameroon
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
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SUMMARY:2020 Regional SBEC Forum Yaoundé
DESCRIPTION:Theme: ‘Business Networking\, a valuable tool for entrepreneurial growth in Cameroon’’.   \nOrganized in partnership with the Canadian Fund for the Local Initiatives Project in Cameroon.\nCONCEPT NOTE\nBackground:\nThe literature on entrepreneurial and small business networking has substantially increased in volume during the last years. The interest has been driven both from the entrepreneurial side\, where businesses inter-link rapidly and form network configurations and from the policy side\, where governments have implemented a variety of policies to encourage economic growth through self-employment and to support small businesses.\n      The active positioning of entrepreneurial firms in the business arena coincides with building effective business relationships with customers and suppliers\,  government bodies and large corporations\, or with professional bodies and lead clients. This makes small firms embedded in an intricate set of business relationships\, connecting local\, national and international partners\, government agencies\, financial institutions\, or consumers and professional associations\n     Entrepreneurial networks can be defined as organized systems of relationships with customers\, suppliers\, and other entrepreneurs\, with relatives\, external consultants and other agents\, or potential partners with the objective of increasing the effectiveness of each person’s business\, and add value to their products and services . Entrepreneurial and small business networks usually represent dispersed and varied networks with uncertain boundaries and resource-based or role-based division of labor.\n    They are comprised of autonomous agents that are linked to each other via various formal and informal contracts\, who design collective strategies and share information. In addition\, they foster relationships by creating partnerships with government agencies\, banks\, and Microfinance Institutions to access finance.  The network is governed by the allocation of specific roles to individual members\, which are inscribed in contractual relationships. The division of labor in the network stems from the specialization and unique capabilities of individual firms\, and embody resource-based input-output dependencies that emerge with the evolution of the network.\nGeneral objectives\nThe main objective of this Regional Forum is to provide opportunities to entrepreneurs  to network with Government Agencies\, Banks and Microfinance Institutions\, Consultants\, Companies \, and other Entrepreneurs who can add value to their businesses.\nThe purpose of this paper is to explore how cohesive/diverse networks\naffect entrepreneurial activities. In particular\, an interest is shown in how cohesion and diversity\nmay affect entrepreneurial outcomes like survival\, pro?tability\, innovation and ef?cienc\nSpecific objectives \nDiscuss governmental  policies in promoting  entrepreneurship in Cameroon\nEstablish business partnerships\nNetwork with Financial Institutions\, Companies\, Consultants and Government Agencies\nProvide opportunities for entrepreneurs and other stake holders to discuss pertinent business related problems\, recommendations\, and possible solutionns. \nTarget audience: \nBanks and Microfinance Institutions\nEntrepreneurs\nGovernment agencies\nBusiness Consultants\nCompanies\nPolicymakers\nMinistries\nBusiness Trainers \n \n  Topics of discussion \nGovernmental support to Entrepreneurs in Cameroon\nAccess to Finance\nHow to gain proper business exposure by entrepreneurs in Cameroon.\nTax Registration requirements and declaration procedures for SMEs in Cameroon. \n REGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/2020-regional-sbec-forum-yaounde/
LOCATION:Hotel GUIKO Palace\, Montée Chapelle Obili\, Yaoundé\, Centre\, 00237\, Cameroon
CATEGORIES:Events,Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
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