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The ILO encourages the adaptation and/or translation of any of the materials of the Start and Improve Your Business and Know About Business Programmes to the specific conditions of a country. Such adaptation should be based on the international editions of SYB, IYB and KAB.
In the CIS SIYB/KAB materials are automatically adapted to local social economic and legislative environment and when it needed translated from Russian to the national languages.
 A recent component of the programme is 'Know About Business' (KAB). KAB aims at creating awareness of entrepreneurship and self-employment as a career option, particularly for trainees in vocational and technical training institutions. It provides knowledge of the required attributes and challenges for starting and operating a successful business.
 The 'Start Your Business' (SYB) package develops skills necessary for starting a small business. SYB uses participatory training methods and brings together basic theory, relevant information, and practical activities. The course is a cost-effective means to help potential entrepreneurs think systematically through the most important issues related to starting a business. One practical result or the training is a business plan for the potential business, in a form which can be presented to a credit institution.
 'Improve Your Business' (IYB) is a separate but interlinked component that can supplement the SYB training. The 'IYB Basics' manuals covers essentials of basic business management, e.g. marketing, costing, pricing, basic record-keeping, buying and selling. The materials are highly flexible and adaptable to the specific training needs of the target group. The manuals use a learning methodology specifically meant for small business owners with relatively low formal education. Topics are presented using step-by-step explanations with plentiful illustrations to bring out real-life situations which the entrepreneurs can identify with.
Start and Improve Your Business Programme (SIYB).
Information leaflet (in Russian), Moscow 2005 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
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SIYB Business Game (Kazakh edition)
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Implementation Tools
A very large number of implementation tools were translated and adapted for the different CIS countries. They represent an essential part in the implementation of the programme, at its organizational level (memorandum of understanding, etc..) but also for the implementation of the training process itself (master files, selection of participants) and for evaluation and monitoring (interview forms, impact assessment, etc..).
The Game
The Business Game is a recent member of the Start and Improve Your Business training family. It is used in both Start Your Business- and Improve Your Business training. The Game is an excellent dynamic tool for creating a simulated environment where the trainees can experience the consequences of their business decisions
Directory of Assistance and advice
Directory of assistant and advice is a document developed containing information on legislative, administrative, financial specificities for each country. It is a unique practical tool for the entrepreneurs, and all practitioners involved in SME development.
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Cover pages of the Kyrgyz and Kazakh editions of the Directory
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