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foundation of the best practices and lessons learned were culled through externalorganizations actively involved in entrepreneurship development. By doing so, BGI wasable to produce a very practical guide for Mission and Embassy staff to use in designing,implementing, and monitoring entrepreneurship programs around the world. Theframework that was developed could be applied to other USAID technical areas byasking such questions as:oooooWhy is assistance in the technical area needed?What is the composition of the target group to be assisted?What organizations may be available to help USAID achieve its objectives?What prior experience could USAID leverage?What additional resources and materials are available to reference?• Enterprise growth depends on the decisions, and hence risk and opportunityperspectives, of individual entrepreneurs and business leaders. Entrepreneurial activityis not always a response to business opportunity. Some analysts distinguish between“opportunity entrepreneurship” and “necessity entrepreneurship”. In settings where laborsupply greatly exceeds the number of paid jobs available, people often start micro andsmall businesses primarily because few other income-earning opportunities are availableto them. They thus become entrepreneurs not by choice but by necessity. A keydifference to recognize is that businesses started by opportunity entrepreneurs have thepotential to grow and hire more labor, while enterprises created out of necessity byentrepreneurs are very unlikely to do so. Growth entrepreneurs should be identified inprograms where USAID hopes to spur employment generation, innovation orcompetitiveness. In general, necessity entrepreneurs should be targeted only whenUSAID hopes to encourage formalization or to support livelihood activities of thoseunable to find other kinds of gainful employment. Gaining a better understanding ofthese dynamics will enable USAID activities to target support activities. BGI’s MEASUREtool starts this process, however with more research, additional tools can be developed.• BGI’s impact was far-reaching through its direct outreach to and capacity building ofrepresentatives in USAID/Washington and 12 Missions. While the principles ofenterprise development are globally applicable, it is crucial that substantive efforts aretaken upfront to ensure such programs are designed and implemented in alignment withcultural and social norms of the respective host country. By doing so, USAID will be ableto more successfully translate its objectives into an actionable framework to meet theneeds of its target constituents.21
Annex I: DeliverablesPlease note that many BGI publications may be accessed at through the DevelopmentExperience Clearinghouse, http://dec.usaid.gov/.Publications & Research• FY 2007o The Ties That Bind: Case Studies in Making Buyer-Supplier Relationship Lasto Supporting Buyer-Supplier Relationshipo Business Environment and SME Exports: The Case of Chileo Elements to Consider when Designing Donor Funded Projects with a BusinessCenter or Incubator Component• FY 2008o Building a Warehouse Receipts Program that Works for all Stakeholderso When Should the ICT Sector be a Target for Private Sector CompetitivenessWork?o Case Studies in Enterprise Development in Post Conflict Situationso The Effective Use of Volunteers in USAID Economic Growth Programso Alternative Business Enabling Environment Indicators: A Reviewo Sustainable Tourism Development in Rural Areas – Montenegroo Economic Gardening in Bosnia-Herzegovinao The Bulgaria ICT Cluster• FY 2009o The Cluster Approach to Economic Developmento Shareholder Loan Funds for SMEs in Developing Marketso MEASURE: Ethiopia, The Enterprise Development Diagnostic forUSAID/Ethiopiao Aid to Artisans: Building Profitable Craft Businesso Extracting Value for Enterprises: Enterprise Development in the Mining Industryin Sub-Saharan Africao Best Practices in Project Design and Implementation• FY 2010o MEASURE: Armeniao Extracting Value for Enterprises: Enterprise Development in the Mining Industryin Sub-Saharan Africa (Technical note)o Economic Growth Alliances in the Asia and Middle East Regiono ICT as a Catalyst for Enterprise Competitivenesso Global Ready Indonesia (Notes from the Field)o Mobile Applications for Development (APPS4D)o Business Models to Increase Internet Access in Malio Enterprise Development Literature Review• FY 2011o MEASURE: Indonesiao Labor Law Measure PLUS: Indonesiao Non-Bank Finance Measure PLUS: Indonesiao An Economic Growth Agenda For USAID/Indonesiao Business Enabling Environment Measure PLUS: Indonesiao Trade and Investment Measure PLUS: Indonesiao Sri Lanka Student Consultant Reports22
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