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SME and other institutions
Argentina
Programa
Jóvenes emprendedores - Fase II (Programme Young entrepreneurs
- Stage II)
This programme was implemented jointly by the Government of the
City of Buenos Aires, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry
of Industry and Trade. Its objective is to organise and train
rural sector youth for associated self-employment in the agricultural,
food, industry and tourist sectors, and production services. The
programme started in January 1997.
Its goals are the generation of youth's competencies
for their employability, by developing their entrepreneurial ability
to broaden self-employment opportunities and the implementation
of their own entrepreneurial management project. At the same time,
it seeks to promote new micro-enterprises among technical graduates
by providing institutional support and bolstering the development
of economically sustainable projects. Finally, it intends to increase
the productive and technological abilities of micro and small
enterprises by an integral system of training, assistance and
ongoing institutional support.
Programa
Primer Paso(First Step Programme)
In the framework of the agreement "Por una ciudad competitiva"
-that gathered five public and private universities, the Ministry
of Production and Labour of the Province, the Agency for Economic
Development of Cordoba, and the "Fundación de Empresas
para la Excelencia" - a Diagnose System of Human Capital
was offered to a group of 300 SMEs that took part of the Programme.
It permitted the identification and systematisation of the training
needs of each enterprise.
Programa
CAPACITAR("Train" Programme) "Capacitar" is a labour training
programme that comes directly under the National Bureau of Labour
Training, Secretary of Employment of the Ministry of Labour, Employment
and Human Resources Training. The intervention strategy seeks
to prepare youth for independent work, either by micro-enterprises
or self-employment.
The State Secretariat of Labour (SET), through
the National Employment Intermediation Service, creates a "Virtual
Workshop about how to create your own enterprise". This Secretariat
holds a consultancy and training programme in order to promote
the development of entrepreneurial competencies in the field of
micro enterprise of workers and professionals.
The "Virtual Workshop about how to create your own enterprise"
is offered in the framework of this programme. However, if preferred,
it can be done by a classroom attendance follow-up organised by
the National Intermediation Employment Service.
The idea is to offer an instrument so that the
student becomes aware of the creation mechanisms of micro enterprises
and, at the same time, develops his/her personal, methodological
and social competencies which are essential to enter the labour
market as a micro-entrepreneur. Therefore, the objective is that
he/she achieves the necessary conditions to create his/her own
micro enterprise.
According to the management plans for 2005, the
Secretary suggests working with sectors from the Informal economy,
Vulnerable sectors, Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises("Trabajar
con los sectores de la Economía Informal, Sectores Vulnerables,
Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa"). The action
will start by making an account of each sector and later carrying
out the corresponding measures to provide training to the different
sectors.
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Mexico Contacto Pyme(SME Contact)
This site is managed by the Government of Mexico and it offers
information to small and middle-sized enterprises of several sectors
of the economy such as industry, service and trade. CONOCER supports
these institutions regarding training, technology transfer and
advice and management assistance. The support programmes to SME
are carried out by the coordination and action of several public
and private as well as national and international institutions.
Guía
Contacto PyME(SME Contact Guide) was created in order to provide a brief
explanation of the information, programmes, services and benefits
offered by SME Contact through its five areas: training and technological
innovation, business opportunities development, information, exports,
promotion.
Some of the most relevant
programmes are:
- Programa
de Apoyo al Desarrollo Artesanal (PROADA)
This programme promotes, both at a national and international
level, the trade of Mexican art crafts by supportive means that
contribute to improve the conditions of competitiveness of crafts.
It provides advisory and technical assistance to craftsmen in
the following aspects: design, productive processes, packing,
costs and image.
- CENTRO
- CRECE
The Regional Centre for Entrepreneurial Competitiveness (CRECE)
is the integral consultancy and training network created to
support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers
support in the following areas: management, finance, production,
market and human resources.
- PROMODE
The Entrepreneurial Training and Modernisation Programme provides
support to entrepreneurs, producers or traders who wish to improve
a particular area of their business or begin operations. It
offers free courses and teaching materials.
Its goal is to promote the competitiveness of micro and small
enterprises by fostering training and the remodelling of buildings,
as well as to give support to people who are interested in setting
up a new business.
"Rentabilidad
económico-social de los clusters de innovación"
(Socio-economic profitability of innovation clusters) XVI
ADIAT Congress. Secretary of Economy.
This document analyses the importance of innovation clusters as
a way of achieving a better trade development of small and medium-sized
enterprises by adding a higher aggregate value to the products.
There is an account of successful experiences, implemented both
in developed countries and in Mexico.
Portal
México emprendedor(Web site "Mexico Entrepreneur")
The goal of this Web site is to provide information regarding
programmes and support lines offered by the Sub secretary of Small
and Middle-sized Enterprise and other institutions for the beginning
and management of enterprises; and to function as a link among
the different actors involved in the creation of enterprises in
the country.
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FONDO PYME
The "Fund for the Support to Micro, Small and Medium-sized
Enterprise" (FONDO PYME) is an institution that gives assistance
to enterprises, particularly to those of a smaller size and entrepreneurs,
with the purpose of promoting national economic development. This
is done by granting temporary support to programmes and projects
that foster the creation, development, consolidation, feasibility,
productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises
Programa
Integral de Apoyo a la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa - PIAPYME The Integral Programme of Support to Small
and Medium-sized Enterprise - PIAPYME - is a programme of the
European Commission and the Ministry of Economy that wishes to
strengthen the economic, trade and entrepreneurial relationships
between Mexico and the European Union. Its aim is to facilitate
business relationships between SME and Europe.
Its instruments consist of a broad series of activities of technical
assistance, training and information services oriented to individual
enterprises, groups of enterprises and both private and public
Mexican and European operators.
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Uruguay
Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo(City
Council of Montevideo) Unidad
PYMES(SME Unit)
This unit comes under the Department of Economic Development and
Regional Integration and it is focused on the promotion and support
to SME. The Unit will also articulate the rendering of services,
the development of assistance programmes and the promotion of
small and middle-sized enterprises with other public and private
bodies. It will also coordinate with them the simplification of
proceedings and administrative requirements for SME.
Puerto
Nuevo (New Port)
It is a Technical and Financial Consultancy programme. Its goal
is to support the emergence and consolidation of micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises, contributing with instruments, resources
and orientation to entrepreneurs.
Programa
Capacitación(Training Programme)
This programme provides courses focused on the training of micro,
small and medium-sized entrepreneurs. The issues covered are entrepreneurial
management, foreign trade, quality standards, etc.
The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development
in Vocational Training (ILO/Cinterfor)
Avda. Uruguay 1238 - Montevideo - Uruguay - Tel: (5982) 908 6023 - 902 0557
- 908 0545 - Fax: (5982) 902 1305
webmaster@cinterfor.org.uy
