Managing Micro Enterprise: Interventions, Development & Programmes

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Capacity Building Series (2008- 09)
Experimental Field Based Training
on
Managing Micro Enterprise: Interventions, Development and Programmes
10-12 December' 08
TARAgram, Appropriate Technology Centre, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India



Introduction




Economic empowerment of the poor and un-employed by enabling them to
undertake self-employment and entrepreneurial career has been
recognized as one of the key tools for addressing the issues of
poverty and un-employment. Based on regional and local contexts
development organizations and stakeholders have worked upon a variety
of approaches ranging from facilitating individuals to facilitating
aggregations of entrepreneurs and producers.

Over past two decades the economic empowerment and development
approaches have changed from welfare and vocation based training to
self-sustainable market led and driven programmes. There are a host of
approaches ranging from individual enterprise development programmes
to cluster development programmes & service strengthening programmes
to establishing facilities. All the programmes and approaches have
shown considerable impact on creating new opportunities for the poor
and the marginalized to increase their income levels and improve their
overall quality of life.

One of the key lacuna's observed by the stakeholders in the arena of
economic empowerment is the lack of clarity on the approaches to be
adapted and understanding of each of the approaches. In addition, the
implementers often get confused with their roles and in their effort
to provide the best of options.

The proposed training is targeted at developing a conceptual
understanding of the various approaches for economic strengthening of
the communities and delineating the roles of various stakeholders in
the process. Targeted at middle level managers the training will equip
the participants in understanding the diverse facets of
entrepreneurship and livelihoods develop concepts and approaches. In
furtherance it will also help them understand the tools for
identifying & selecting the most appropriate approach to be undertaken
in context of their clients and operational area. Besides this the
training will also equip the participants with key skills and tools
for undertaking enterprise development initiatives.




Objectives of the Training:




The training programme will be conducted to meet the following
objectives:




Developing clarity on approaches of enterprise development

Developing skills for understanding the client requirements and
choosing the most appropriate approach

Development of understanding of the key stakeholders and their roles

Provide tools for managing enterprise development programmes.


Pedagogy:


The following techniques would be used to conduct the training
program.

Case studies/Group exercises

Brainstorming sessions/ Experience sharing

Training Support materials/ Handouts

Power-point Presentations




Course Contents

The training programme would cover the following:




The need for economic empowerment and its relationship with poverty
alleviation

Key approaches and practices of enterprise development

Individual enterprise development approach

Group entrepreneurship

Cluster development

Market development approach

Necessary conditions for choosing an appropriate approach

Business planning for small and micro enterprise

The approach for market access depending upon client requirements

Analyzing value chains for sub-sector development

Development of entrepreneurial traits amongst clients


This Training will immensely Benefit Professionals working on Micro
Enterprise and Project Management across sectors and other agencies
and who work in or plan to work in Micro Enterprise and Micro Credit
related projects, further providing an interaction point with fellow
practitioners.





Resource Persons

Rahul Mittra




Post Graduate in Psychology Rahul has over 10 years of experience in
development sector & has extensive experience of micro finance and
micro enterprise development. Rahul began his career in the
development sector with ACORD a premier NGO of India, managing its
micro enterprise programmes in the state of Rajasthan. In the year
1999, he joined Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India and
worked with them for over 5 years in the capacity of faculty member
for rural enterprises and rural finance. In a short span of 10 years
Rahul has provided technical expertise in micro enterprise and micro
finance development to various institutions like SIDBI, ILO,
Traidcraft, Find Your Feet etc. During his tenure with EDI Rahul
established various models of enterprise development and also trained
over 200 professionals in undertaking micro enterprise development
initiatives. He is an accredited trainer with technical expertise in
micro finance, small and micro enterprise development and human
resource development.




In the year 2004, Rahul with a group of development professionals
started Margdarshak which is a unique experiment of facilitating
economic strengthening of the communities by using field based action
research for feeding into providing mentoring support to developmental
interventions. His entry into micro finance is driven by a dream of
establishing a sustainable model of business consulting for small and
micro entrepreneurs who form the backbone of Indian economy supporting
by micro finance. Margdarshak the organisation which Rahul heads
enables micro entrepreneurs with access to financial and business
support services besides enabling them in accessing newer markets in a
collaborative manner.




Praveen Manikpuri




MBA in Rural Management from Indian Institute of Rural Management, and
Post Graduate in Environmental Economics, is a young professional who
has over 3 years of extensive experience in micro enterprise
development. He has developed the animation based (ICT) Enterprise
Development Programme (EDP), which is a unique programme of its kind
in India. He has experience of managing various MED related projects
of UNDP, OXFAM, ACC CSR, and IDRC. His experience with SHG cluster on
setting up community based enterprise (CBE) sponsored by NABARD in
Vidarbha is one of most rewarding skill in his professional domain.
During his tenure he established diversified array of enterprises
ranging from investment of 3000 Rs to 10 lakh, he also developed
segmented models of enterprise training like mobile trainer ,
Satellite broadcasting model etc. His key skill areas are -
Identification of business opportunity , linkage , technology usage in
MSME and business planning. He is one of the 13 certified MED master
trainers in India by Hewlett Packard for MED programme called "Smart
Technology for Smart Business". He has also developed web based
application for mentoring rural entrepreneurs called "Ask the Expert

DURATION

3 Days

The training will be for a period of 3 days which will essentially
consist of:




Class room sessions

Exposure visit to the Micro Enterprise Units TNK & TARA Paper
developed by D.A.

A guided tour to the development models within TARAgram campus

An evening out to visit the Orchha temples and fort.

Guest lecture by the expert on Micro Enterprise development.

TARAgram Campus - an overview

http://devalt.org/da/field/tarapic.htm

FEE

INR 10,000 per participant for Indian Participants

INR 18,000 (450 USD) for Overseas Participants

The Training fee covers the following:

Accommodation

Food

Course material

Leisure trip to the famous Orchha Temples and Fort

Indian participants to make payment through Demand Draft drawn in
favour of TARA Livelihood Academy payable at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
The address for sending the Demand Draft is-

TRAINING COORDINATOR

TARA Livelihood Academy

Development Alternatives

TARAgram, Orchha Tigela,

Orchha-472246,

Dist.-Tikamgarh (MP),

Ph.-+91 510 2911368

Please send the Demand draft by registered post or speed post only.

Overseas participants may please send the fees through wire transfer.
The details of the wire transfer will be sent to each selected trainee
once we get their nomination form.

YOUR TAKEAWAYS

Field Exposure and further learning

Knowledge and experience from the training


Manuals and training material

Networking opportunity for you

And a visit to Orchha Temples and fort - a glimpse

www.shunya.net/Pictures/NorthIndia/Orchha/Orchha.htm

SOME OF OUR TRUSTED CLIENTELE FOR TRAINING

Hindustan Zinc Limited

Childline India Foundation

World Vision India

IDRC

IFFDC

Rio-Tinto

Aravali Institute of Management

NABARD

Accenture Service Pvt. Ltd.

Aga Khan Rural Support Program

International Crops Research Organization for Semi Arid Tropics
(ICRISAT)

Pratham

Practical Action, Colombo

Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, Bangalore

To ensure your participation, we request you to send the nomination
form (Down load the registration form by clicking on the link given
below) and the course fee (non-refundable) by 8th December'08.

Click here- http://www.devalt.org/da/isb/tsu/form.htm









VENUE

The training will be held in TARAgram, Appropriate Technology Centre,
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. TARAgram is a campus set in the rural
environment of Orchha. It is a centre which showcases the Livelihood
models developed by DA in the field of appropriate technology, and
environment.

Participants to the training will be provided a guided tour of the
campus which will enrich the learnings from the class room sessions.

TIPS OF GETTING TO TARAgram

Participants coming by train should take a ticket till Jhansi (UP)
Railway station. From there, TARAgram is 9 kms away. There will be a
pick up facility based on the information provided on the arrival
time.

Route map - how to get to TARAgram from Jhansi Railway Station

http://devalt.org/da/field/map.htm

OTHER USEFUL TIPS

The participants can arrive one day before the training date and leave
on last day of the training by a train which leaves around 5.45 pm
onwards.

Travel Booking Tips for International participants

While making your travel plans, please note that if you are arriving
in Delhi by flight, in order to reach the Training venue, you will
need to take a Train from Delhi to Jhansi which is around 400 kms and
takes 5-6 hours.

Therefore please arrive in Delhi one day in advance from the day the
training starts. (i.e. if the Training date is 10th December'08, then
your flight should arrive in Delhi latest by 09th December early
morning)

Similarly, please book your return flight from New Delhi a day after
the training ends. (i.e. if the Training finishes on 12th December'08
then your air tickets from New Delhi should be on 13th December'08
morning)

Please book your train tickets from Delhi to Jhansi and back to Delhi
before hand. We can also support you in booking the Train tickets
which can be reimbursed by you once you arrive here.

DA reserves the right to withhold the fee for administrative and other
costs for cancellations prior to the start of a course. A suitably
qualified replacement may attend the course in place of the registered
person. DA also reserves the right to cancel a course if too few
participants have registered.

Interested participants who are unable attend this Training on the
given dates due to prior engagements can let us know of their
interest. We will keep you informed when the same training is
conducted again.

ENQUIRIES AND SUGGESTIONS

If you have any queries or suggestions for the training or
nominations, please contact the following:

Madhuban Pandey, Executive Training

Juhi Nigam, Training Assistant

Jhansi (UP)

Tele. No: - + 91 510 2911 368, +91 972 1754 958, +91 983 9820 689,

E-mail: t...@devalt.org




Bhavana Gadre

Executive Programme Management Unit

New Delhi

Tele. No: 011-26132718

Email Id: bga...@devalt.org


Training date Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Intended Audience Micro Enterprise development professionals
Cost INR 10000

Contact Information
Other Details

Not provided
Contact Bhavana Gadre
Telephone 011-26132718, +91 983 9820 689
Email t...@devalt.org
Website http://devalt.org

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