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environment. The discussion spawned critical questions on accessing finance, specifically, theavailability and access to venture capital and “angel” funds; supporting transitions frommicroenterprises to small and medium-sized businesses; and the role of universities andbusiness incubators. In 2009, BGI presented Entrepreneurs’ Voices, an innovative mediapresentation and collection of interviews with entrepreneurs from around the world whodiscussed keys to their success and challenges they faced. This event built on BGI’s knowledgebase by adding entrepreneurs’ first-person accounts to identify and build upon businessopportunities. Their experiences serve as a lasting foundation to support the culture ofentrepreneurship.In Year 5, BGI developed an entrepreneurship toolkit in collaboration with the DoS’ GlobalEntrepreneurship Program (GEP). BGI interviewed 44 GEP partners and 5 non-GEP partnersactively involved in entrepreneurship activities and reported their best practices. The toolkit’sprimary recipients are USAID and U.S. Embassy economic growth (EG) officers worldwide andoffers the U.S. government recommendations and best practices to design and implemententrepreneurship programs in conjunction with dozens of partners already doing so. The toolkitObjectives of BGI’s Knowledge Management SystemCapture, provide custodianship, and perform taxonomy of allinformation, data, analysis, and any other written materialproduced under the BGI projectCreate a standard framework for knowledge creation, sharingand vettingDisseminate lessons learned, best-practices and professionaltraining in appropriate multimedia formatsProvide technical-support and outreach to USAID Missions,host-country decision makers and other domestic U.S. andinternational development and support organizationsCoordinate donor and knowledge management linkagesCreate and support communities of practicefeatured partners’ insights onways to improve and strengthenGEP. These recommendationsserved to support GEP’s futurestrategic planning and programdevelopment. The toolkit alsocollected practical instructions thatUSAID Mission officers canreplicate or use to leverage newpartners when designing,implementing or monitoringentrepreneurship programs. Aftercollecting a variety of bestpractices, BGI aimed to providerealistic ways for USAID toestablish new partnerships or buildupon existing programs. In lateSeptember 2011, BGI presentedthe toolkit at a DoS event,subsequently disseminated it electronically to every USAID Mission and U.S. Embassy, andalso made it available online to the public.B. Knowledge Management Tools and TrainingKnowledge dissemination and its application though tools and training were effective methods toreach broader audiences and supporting the implementation of best practices. BGI’s interactiveresources enabled stakeholders to use information and best practices and determine bestapplication based on their needs and country circumstances. The knowledge portal provided asingle hub of information and resources; the MEASURE enterprise development diagnostic toolenabled USAID better analyze micro-economic environments; and BGI events and trainingprograms disseminated specific information directly to individuals.9
B.1. Knowledge Management Web PortalThe BGI scope of work required a knowledge management system to be implemented as toprovide continuous outreach. In Quarter 1, Year 5, knowledge management activities - includingthe knowledge portal, newsletters and briefing seminars - ended or were transferred toUSAID/EGAT.Knowledge managementwas a core function of BGIactivities. Demand forinformation drove the initialdesign of the BGI knowledgeportal, which became asingle site hosting dozens ofpages of information relevantto enterprise developmentand building a communityupon which the exchange ofexperiences and ideas couldfoster improved projectimplementation and impact.BGI’s website went live inYear 1. In subsequent years,the website underwentsignificant restructuring tomeet changes in userdemand and bring moreinformation to the community at large.Figure 1: Snapshot of BGI landing pageAmong the BGI website’s features were lists of USAID enterprise development projects; projectSOWs; and events and training programs related to enterprise development. Featuredpublications by USAID, BGI and the development community capturing thought leadership andnew findings were included. The web portal also served Mission support activities throughTeamSite, enabling users to easily access BGI resources and communicate easily with otherinterested parties.Other key features and facts of the BGI website include:• Average site visits: 1,300 per month• Regular updates of website pages, with new documents being added to Key PracticeArea pages and Studies in Enterprise Development page; additions to the USAIDproject list; new events; and inclusion of new research and events hosted by BGI• Changes to the website, e.g., full re-design to ensure uniformity, consistency andease of use; re-writes of page descriptions to clarify page’s purpose and relationshipof content to each area of enterprise development; addition of photos to improvevisual impact; and launching TeamSites for participants of events to find relevantinformation or browse publicationsThe BGI site and all public domain information have been officially transferred to USAID and isfound at http://egateg.usaid.gov/bgi.10
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