Welcome
Welcome to the JCC Website.
The JCC website is the company's main tool to ensure effective communication and cooperation amongst its partner organizations and Business Development Service Providers. It is intended to work as a platform, on which information on the supply, demand, quality, approaches, tools and challenges of Business Development Services are shared.
Network Meetings in 2010
These are the provisional dates set for the JCC Network Meetings in 2010.
Anybody can attend and please circulate the information widely.
Network Meeting #1: Value Chains: Second week of April.
Network meeting #2: Linking Finance to Services: First week of June.
Network Meeting #3: Innovation through ICT: First week of July.
Network Meeting #4: Impact of the economic downturn on SMEs: First week of
August.
Network Meeting #5: Roles of tertiary education institutions in SME Development in Namibia:
First week of September.
Network Meeting #6: Good Governance: First week of October.
First micro-finance bank gets licence to operate
By: JO-MARÉ DUDDY
NAMIBIA’s first micro-finance bank is a reality after the Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday granted Fides Bank Namibia a permanent banking licence.
“Fides Bank is now permitted to engage in formal or informal banking activities with any person in Namibia, especially soliciting public deposits,” BoN said in a statement.
Financial Systems Development Services AG (Fides) has start-up capital of N$15 million, and will provide financial services to Namibians who are economically active, but who do not have a fixed salary.
New Pictures have been added!
A set of pictures has been posted from the Market Officer training done by the JCC this year!
8th IVETA All Africa Regional Conference
The government of Namibia through its Ministry of Education and the Namibia Training Authority will be hosting the 8th IVETA All Africa Regional Conference in its coastal town, Swakopmund, from the 18th - 21st April 2010, at the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre.
The conference Skills for the Future will bring together national, regional and international VET experts for 3 days of workshops, interaction and information sharing while enjoying the hospitality and uniqueness of Namibia.
Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program
The Carsey Institute’s Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program (SMDP) provides training and networking opportunities for practitioners in the fields of microfinance, enterprise development, social enterprise, community based and rural development. The SMDP offers an intensive and highly relevant professional development training experience with a concentration on program planning, implementation, and impact evaluation.
And the winners are!
The winning companies have been awarded the prize money of N$10 000 each, a trophy and a
framed Certificate indicating them as the new ambassadors of business service provision
in Namibia.
These companies are:
Innovation: Proqual Diagnostic Imaging
Enterprise: Elephant Craft Centre
Financial: AM Accounting Services
Environment: Kalahari Wild Silk Project
Capacity: Women in Engineering
Business Leader: Proqual Diagnostic Imaging
We look forward to the next round of SNIEDA!
Making markets work for enterprise in Africa
“Making markets work for enterprise in Africa”
A training programme from the Springfield Centre: 7th – 12th March 2010, Mombasa, Kenya
How can governments and development agencies stimulate small enterprise competitiveness and growth?
It is increasingly recognised that improving the competitiveness of enterprises in urban and rural environments is essential for pro-poor growth. Yet the impact, outreach and sustainability of conventional enterprise support and value chain development programmes has often been unsatisfactory, failing to reach smaller enterprises, particularly in rural areas.
So, what should governments and development agencies do differently?
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SMEs Management and Development
INTRODUCTION
During the last decade of the twentieth century, a growing number of small businesses and industries (SMEs) were established in developing countries. It is a recognised major business trend that in the 21st century, SMEs will generate an even greater number of jobs than big industry. Furthermore, it has been estimated that in future, personal-consumption expenditures will increase significantly and therefore the service sector is likely to become more competitive.
