Agribusiness
Environmentally sustainable Agro-based processing
- Expertise in increasing capacity building for entrepreneurs
- Knowledge of productivity enhancements and how they can be implemented
- Experience in identifying and addressing obstacles to business expansion, for both men and women entrepreneurs
- Developing strategic plans
- Providing technical assistance in the area of agro-processing practices and international quality standards
- Creating a healthy production environment; increasing the security of livestock
- Experience in developing marketing strategies and improving marketing practices
- Creating communication plans
- Creating organizational management plans
- Expertise in credit management
- Background in organic products
- Experience in helping organizations meetfood regulation standards (ISO) so they’re able to export to other countries
- Expertise in product quality improvement
- Expertise in soil and crop management and genetic seed production
- Experience in dairy production and management of dairy farms
Bakery and Food Services, Restaurant and Beverage Management
- Improve operations and staff training
- Develop menus and menu planning
- Develop and delivering training for hygiene and cleanliness
- Improve customer service processes and backroom processes
- Develop budgets
Business
Sectoral and professional associations, chambers of commerce and Crown corporations
- Experience in helping build these associations and increase membership and build their institutional capacity
- Developing Board strategies, HR standards and customer service
- The ability to foster the culture of social responsibility in SMEs in order to improve competitiveness and contribute to the improvement of living standards
Garment, food, footwear, ceramics, furniture, metal products, wood products, metal products, jewellery, printing
- The ability to foster the culture of social responsibility in SMEs in order to improve competitiveness and contribute to the improvement of living standards
- To support the building of productive alliances among businesses in the region
- To strengthen regional SME technological capacity
- To develop and provide training in human resource management
- To promote and strengthen the exportable potential of SMEs
Gender Equity and Women’s Associations
- Developing women's equality programs to ensure participation with men as decision-makers
- Experience in promoting the integration of women in government
- Develop entrepreneurship in women and youth
Manufacturing
- Creating new/improved production and operating procedures
- Developing and implementing New/improved organizational practices Product formulations developed and used
- Creating Strategic and/or business plans
- Creating marketing plans, strategies and tools
- Preparing Urban development and/or economic development plans
- Creating and implementing International market penetration plans
- Expertise in proposal writing
- Increasing production capacity – analysis and implementation
- Experience in Quality Control accredition standards, practices and certification (ISO and HACCP)
- Knowledge of international product labeling and packaging requirements
Micro-finance Institutions
- Expertise in financial institutions to improve the legal, regulatory and fiscal frameworks of the country’s micro-finance institutions
- Develop and diversify financial products and services
- Improve consumer information on the micro-finance sector and manage systemic risks
- Developing and implementing strategic plans
- Provide management and training assistance to individual micro- finance institutions.
Municipal Governments
- Developing E-governance processes relating to municipal revenue collection
- Developing revenue generating strategies at the municipal level
- Review of municipal services with an eye to improving their delivery
- Developing urban planning and land-use strategies particularly with an environmentalsensitivity.This includes training officials.
- Develop democratization processes to train recently elected women councillors in efficient, effective representation of their communities (included in Gender industry)
- Developing governance processes related to decision-making and good government
- Developing software selection and installation processes for treasury and tax collection and permit licensing systems
- Develop strategies for Community Economic Development
Tourism
- Tourism development planning
- Expertise in improving operations in hotels and resorts (front and back office) including capacity building
- Developing Marketing strategies
- Developing and implementing hospitality training and recognized certificate programs
- Developing standards and training programs for hygiene and cleanliness of hotel properties
Environment
- Designing and performing environmental impact assessments
- Designing and implementing processes to improve the use of resources used in production processes
- Developing and planning new technologies and adopting best international practices pertaining to the environment
Export Marketing
- Export facilitation, investment targeting, joint venture structuring and international market penetration
Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Services
- Improving access to clean water
- Developing municipal water systems and plans
- Developing and improving waste management and sanitation practices
Beekeeping
- Expertise in Apiculture to help improve operational efficiencies, develop new products and write proposals
Education
- Business management expertise
Handi-craft Manufacturing and Marketing
- Small business expertise in training in management, income-generating activities, advocacy, leadership and microfinance and marketing
Organic Product Sector
- Production, Quality Control, Export Marketing, new product development