Entrepreneurship
Training Workshop (ETW)
The workshop gives an opportunity for the
participants to become familiar with the
behavioural competencies of successful entrepreneurs,
strengthen and enhance those behaviours
in themselves and, finally be able to apply
the behaviours on return to their own businesses.
The workshop not only has an impact on the
individual, but also creates trust and stimulates
strong bondage amongst entrepreneurs, who
as a result begin to organize themselves
for mutual support, exchange of information
and experience and the collective formulation
of SME concerns as a sector. click
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Business Health Check
For existing companies, the Post-Training
process starts with a complementary Business
Health-check (BHC) or diagnostic study being
conducted for each company.
This activity is designed to 'x-ray' the
operations of the company in critical areas
such as business concept, production/operation
process, financial management, staffing
and marketing, to determine areas of strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The
purpose of this exercise is to provide a
Status Report on the "health"
of the company. It is also a gateway to
a range of Enterprise Uganda's post-entrepreneurship
training services.
Business Opportunity
Identification
For start-ups, the Post-Training process
begins with a Business Opportunity Identification
exercise intended to assist trainees from
the 10-day Entrepreneurship Workshop who
do not have an existing business to identify
and analyse a variety of business opportunities
and interests. Each entrepreneur is taken
through a process of Idea Generation, Idea
Screening and Testing, Business Profiling
and Idea Selection. At the end of this exercise,
the entrepreneur will be able to decide
on the specific business venture to develop.
Business Counseling and Advisory services.
Under the Counseling/Advisory Service, Enterprise
Uganda assigns a Counselor to each company
that has gone through the Business Health
check exercise. The Counselor will provide
on-site counseling support to the client
to probe into the root causes of the specific
problems identified during the Health Check
exercise.
The counseling and advisory services are
designed to help the counselor to understand
the client's business and subsequently offer
informed advice to resolve identified challenges
and/or exploit discernible opportunities.
Preparation
of Business Plans
Business Plan preparation process is to
assist the entrepreneur to prepare a planning
document that should, inter alia, be a useful
management tool as well as resource mobilization
instrument from third parties including
venture capitalists and bankers.
Credit facilitation
Credit facilitation is offered to assist
clients identify and evaluate available
sources of financing and to negotiate attendant
terms.
Specialized
Consultancy and Extension Services
These include tailor-made technical support,
involving on-site placement of industry
experts to provide specialized consultancy
services and to transfer expertise to the
beneficiary company.
Client Accounting
and Book-keeping Services
Under this scheme groups of client companies
are assigned to reputable accounting firms
which then provide technical assistance
in book-keeping and financial management
as well as prepare audited financial statements
on a regular basis for each company.
This facility is meant to assist the beneficiaries
improve their book-keeping and financial
management functions. The expected impact
of this service is increased credibility
of financial statements for use by management
and external parties including bankers,
investors, suppliers and tax authorities.
Sub-Contracting
Linkages
This is designed to assist clients to identify
sub-contracting opportunities from large
local and resident affiliates of multinational
companies and government procurement agencies.
Foreign Linkage Development
Under this client companies are assisted
to define their requirements for foreign
linkages. They are then given technical
support to prepare investment profiles with
which to source beneficial linkages with
foreign companies in the form of joint ventures,
licensing and franchise arrangements or
technology transfer agreements. Additionally,
in collaboration with other private and
public sector agencies foreign companies
are assisted to identify suitable local
partners to undertake innovative technology-based
manufacturing and service ventures.
Management Skills Development
This training enables entrepreneurs appreciate
the application of functional management
concepts to improve the effectiveness and
efficiency of their business operations.
An array of products have been developed
in the areas of Strategic Management, Human
Resource Management, Effective Delegation,
Customer Care, Time Management, Financial
Management, Marketing, Costing & Pricing,
Public Presentation, Business Report Writing
Skills, etc.
Expand Your Business
(EYB)
Expand Your Business (EYB) is an integrated
business training and support package for
small to medium scale enterprises with clear
growth objectives in mind. EYB is a unique
training package helps those businesses
with growth-oriented entrepreneurs with
practical tools to implement and realize
fast business growth and profits. EYB was
developed by the International Labour Organisation
Regional Project Office for Eastern and
Southern Africa, with Financial support
from the Swedish International Development
Agency and is being coordinated in Uganda
by Enterprise Uganda.