Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)
Department of Economic Development

INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE OF HIGH-LEVEL MSME AUTHORITIES

Working Group 1
Providing assistance to microenterprises

 


Good Practices

Bandera Colombia Bolivia: National Award of Excellence New Button

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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Bandera Colombia Bolivia: National Urban and Suburban Agriculture Program New Button

Viceministerio de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa – MDPyEP
Supporting families to produce, consume and market food
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Bandera Colombia Bolivia: Standardization of skills to Certify Micro and Small Enterprises New Button

Viceministerio de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa – MDPyEP
Skills development models for micro and small enterprises.
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Bandera Colombia Bolivia: Microcredit Pilot test with COCEDAL New Button

MDPyEP and Fundación PROFIN and IDEPRO
Financial product to improve access to financing
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Bandera Canada Canada: Business Women in International Trade New Button

Global Affairs Canada
Supporting women entrepreneurs through the Canadian Business Women in International Trade (BWIT) Program
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Bandera Colombia Colombia: Fondo Emprender

National Learning Service - SENA
Sharing of information and providing advice to create a fund for survival ventures.
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Bandera Ecuador Ecuador: Technology Platform to Register SMEs New Button

Ministry of Industry and Productivity
This initiative is aimed at establishing a register of Ecuadorian MSMEs.
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Bandera Colombia 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.
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Bandera Panamá Panama: Promoting an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Favourable to Enterpreneurs in General and Female Entrepreneurs in particular New Button

Innovation Center Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Increase women's entrepreneurial base in Panama and support business growth opportunities led by women.
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Bandera Colombia Perú: Inclusion of Women in Ports-Related Work

TISUR
Exchange of experts, internships, seminars, courses, workshops and information sharing on training women to increase eciency in port operations.
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Bandera Colombia Saint Lucia : Programme to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Tourism Industry through Product Development, Human Resources Development, Standards Implementation and Destination Marketing Support

Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association
Conference calls, videoconferences, workshops, technical and experts visits, information sharing on a voluntary fund to contribute in projects and activities that will add value to the local tourism industry.
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Bandera Colombia Saint Lucia: Entrepreneurship Reality Television Game Show – The Big Start, Oce of Private Sector Relations

Office of Private Sector Relations (OPSR)
Conference calls, videoconferences, workshops, technical and experts visits, and information sharing on a TV Show to approach a wide audience and educate them into having proper business management and motivate them to have their own business.
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Bandera Colombia Suriname: Microcredit Programme

Women´s Business Group Foundation – Micro Kredieten Unit, Ministry of Finance
Information sharing on the programme to accommodate entrepreneurs with little or no access to nancial products of nancial institutions.
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Bandera Colombia Trinidad y Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago Foresight and Innovation Network

NEXT Caribbean
Information sharing, workshops and technical and experts visits on the development of an online social network to engage and connect champions of innovation, critical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurship.
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Bandera Colombia United States of America: Supporting Inclusive Businesses in Value Chain Competitiveness

Action for Enterprise
Information sharing on improving the role of inclusive businesses in MSMEs.
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Bandera Colombia Uruguay: Model Quality with Gender Equality

National Institute of Women – Ministry of Social Development
Workshops, technical and experts visits, information sharing on public and private organisations of more than 50 people to integrate elements of gender equality into its management.
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