 Bolivia: National Award of Excellence 
Viceministerio de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa and Viceministerio de Producción a Mediana y Gran Escala – MDPyEP
Living Well National Excellence Award in the category of micro and small productive units.
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Bolivia: Standardization of skills to Certify Micro and Small Enterprises
Viceministerio de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa – MDPyEP
Skills development models for micro and small enterprises.
» See experience |
Bolivia: National Urban and Suburban Agriculture Program
Viceministerio de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa – MDPyEP
Supporting families to produce, consume and market food
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Bolivia: Microcredit Pilot test with COCEDAL
MDPyEP and Fundación PROFIN and IDEPRO
Financial product to improve access to financing
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Bolivia: Microcredit Pilot test with the Consejo Central de Federaciones y Asociaciones de Artesanos de El Alto (COCEDAL)
Viceministerio de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa – MDPyEP
International Fair “Expotextil”.
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Bolivia: Platform for the Support of
Exports, PAEX
Ministry for Sustainable
Development and a Plural Economy
MDPyEP
Visits and information sharing on
public services such as registration,
accreditation, certi cation and
veri cation closer to stakeholders.
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 Canada: Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
National Research Council of Canada
Innovation assistance program for growth oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
» See experience |
 Chile: University Research
Evaluation Programme
National Commission on Research,
Science and Technology
Teleconferences, videoconferences,
expert visits and Information sharing
on innovative entrepreneurship in
Chilean universities promoting
Science and Technology.
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Chile: Start-Up Chile (2012, 2013)
Production Development
Corporation (CORFO), Ministry of
Economy
A programme specialist visit to
another country to encourage
entrepreneurs make a social
commitment.
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 Colombia: “Start-UP Fund”
National Learning Service - SENA
Sharing of information and
providing advice to create a fund
for survival ventures.
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Colombia: Formalising Colombia
Ministry of Labour and Treasury
Conduct studies and support in
the design and adaptation of
methodologies and programs
on Formalisation Policy.
» See experience
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Colombia: Productive Transformation
Programme
Ministry of Commerce, Industry,
and Tourism
Sharing the experience about
macro business conferences.
» See experience |
 Costa Rica: Start a Business
Technical Secretariat, Digital
Government, Ministry of the
Economy, Industry and Commerce
Sharing of experiences and
providing remote or in-person
assistance (through prior coordination)
on the creation and launching
of new businesses.
» See experience |
Costa Rica: National SME Fund Promotion
Programme
Ministry of the Economy, Industry,
and Commerce
Sharing of information and lessons
learned on management potential,
competitiveness of small and
medium enterprises, and clusters in
Costa Rica.
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 Ecuador: Productive Development Center – Textile
and Clothing
Ministry of Industry and Productivity
To strengthen the technical capacity, efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the industry.
» See experience |
Ecuador: Implementation of the Productive Development Center – Metalmecánico Carrocero
Ministry of Industry and Productivity
Consolidate 'Productive Development Centres' as an economically sustainable entity with technical, financial and political autonomy.
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Ecuador: Project to Assist in the Development of Ecuadorian MSMEs
Ministry of Industry and Productivity
Project to assist in the development of the Leather and Footwear Sector.
» See experience |
Ecuador: Innovacentro – Wood and Furniture
Ministry of Industry and Productivity
Its main objective is to generate targeted technology services to the wood and furniture sector.
» See experience |
Ecuador: Technology Platform to Register SMEs
Ministry of Industry and Productivity
This initiative is aimed at establishing a register of Ecuadorian MSMEs.
» See experience |
 El Salvador: CrecES MIPYMES
Ministry of the Economy
Information sharing on investment
and growth of MSMEs.
» See experience |
El Salvador: Development Centres for Micro
and Small Entreprises
Ministry of Economy through
National Commission of Micro and
Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE)
Videoconferences, workshops, technical
and experts visits, information sharing on
SME growth production and strengthening,
giving them proper training and
advisory services.
» See experience |
 Guatemala: Comprehensive Support for
Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Economy
Information sharing on fostering
entrepreneurship to consolidate
emerging businesses.
» See experience |
 Mexico: Zero-Based Regulation
and Regulatory Reform
Ministry of Economy
Visit of experts and sharing of
information on simpli cation of
regulations and procedures with a
logic of economic or business
processes and facilitating citizen
interaction with services o ered by
the government.
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Mexico: Mexico Ventures
Nacional Financiera (NAFINSA),
Ministry of Economy
Advisory services, consultancy,
participation in events, guided
visits, hosted events in Mexico on
potential areas of growth with
respect to the nancing of
companies in the Mexican market.
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Mexico: National Institute for
Entrepreneurship
Secretariat of the Economy
Sharing of successful practices,
participation by federal entities,
and information on nancing,
marketing and quality to promote
rise of new entrepreneurs.
» See experience |
Mexico: Fund of Funds
Ministry of Economy
Participation in conferences, work
meetings, advice and consultancy
on venture capital funds with an
international focus.
» See experience |
Mexico: National Market Leaders
Programme
Ministry of Economy
(Undersecretariat for SMEs)
Facilitate contacts with the owners
of the various supplier methodologies
and share information on
closer links between MSMEs and
largefirm leaders, in coordination
with government authorities and
businesses.
» See experience |
Mexico: Rapid Business Openings Portal
Secretariat of the Economy
Videoconferences, work tours, and
information sharing on transactions
related to the opening and setting
in motion of businesses.
» See experience |
 Panama: Promoting an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Favourable to Enterpreneurs in General and Female Entrepreneurs in particular
Innovation Center Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Increase women's entrepreneurial base in Panama and support business growth opportunities led by women.
» See experience |
 Santa Lucía: Component – Entrepreneurial
Development Thrust – Micro and
Small Enterprise Website
Office of Private Sector Relations
Information sharing, conference
calls, videoconferences, workshops
and technical and experts visits
about the website designed and
developed to gather practical
information to support and promote
micro and small businesses.
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 Suriname: Suriname Business and
Innovation Programme
Competitiveness Unit Suriname
Information sharing, conference calls,
videoconferences on formulation and
implementation of a modern industrial
policy to facilitate sustainable growth and
diversi cation; the legal and institutional
framework; among others for e ective
public private dialogue.
» See experience |
Suriname: Fund for Small and
Medium-Size Businesses
Ministry of Finance and the Central
Bank of Suriname
Information sharing on funds to
contribute to strengthen capacity
and production in SMEs.
» See experience |
 Trinidad and Tobago: Enterprise Development Centre
to Support MSMEs
Caribbean Industrial Research
Institute
Host trips to observe the facility
and information sharing on the
Centre to transform “ideas” into
viable businesses.
» See experience |
Trinidad and Tobago: Capacity Building for Innovation
and Business Creation/Expansion
Caribbean Industrial Research
Institute
Conference calls, workshops, technical and
experts, information sharing, and technical
visits about business advisory support
services to individuals and enterprises
wishing to take innovative ideas and
projects through the incubation process to
commercialisation.
» See experience |
 United States of America: Southeastern Institute of
Manufacturing and Technology
(SiMT)
Florence-Darlington Technical
College
Conference calls, videoconferences,
workshops, technical and experts
visits, and information sharing on
how to attract, grow and retain
manufacturers and businesses.
» See experience |
United States of America: Building a Water Technology
Cluster and Fostering
Entrepreneurship
The Water Council
Conference calls, videoconferences,
workshops, technical and experts
visits, and information sharing on
water-related assets in the
Milwaukee Region to build a world
hub for water research, education,
and economic development.
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United States of America: Project 17
Kansas State University
Conference calls, videoconferences,
technical and experts visits,
information sharing on economic
improvement conditions by tackling
concrete problems such as the lack of
high speed internet services; the need
to create a supportive entrepreneurial
ecosystem; among others.
» See experience |
United States of America: Rutgers Food Innovation Centre
Rutgers, the State University of
New Jersey
Information sharing on value-added
enterprises to create viability in
food and agriculture industry.
» See experience |
United States of America: Manufacturing Solutions Centre,
North Carolina
The Manufacturing Solutions
Centre
Experience sharing, both positive
and negative, on creating and
retaining manufacturing jobs.
» See experience |
United States of America: Centre for
Entrepreneurship and Technology, Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology Incubator
Building
Information sharing on promoting commercialization of local technologies.
» See experience |
United States of America: Clemson University International
Centre for Automotive Research
Clemson University
Information sharing virtually and
face to face, about fostering a
knowledge economy that benefits
local companies.
» See experience |
United States of America: University of Wisconsin -
Milwaukee Innovation Campus
City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Information sharing, conference
calls, videoconferences, and
technical and experts visits about
public/private partnership designed
to create a place to launch
intellectual property for the new
Century.
» See experience |
United States of America: Engineering Services and Business
Counselling to Support the
Western North Carolina Region
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC
Conference calls, videoconferences,
workshops and technical and experts
visits and information sharing on a suite
of prototyping services for inventors,
entrepreneurs, project sponsors and
business partners.
» See experience |
United States of America: Innovative Solutions for Invention
Xceleration (ISIX)
Austen BioInnovation Institute in
Akron (ABIA)
Conference calls, videoconferences,
workshops, technical and experts
visits, and information sharing to
increase innovation and minimise
the time from idea to commercialisation
of new technologies.
» See experience |
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