On this section and next few pages you will have tools and resources, which, can provide you a blueprint on getting your business to the next level. If you need help with marketing, finance, swot analysis, or even writing a business plan, you can get this info through these links.
The SME Toolkit offers software, business forms, training, and more to help small businesses in emerging markets grow and succeed. The website includes many online tools covering basic business skills and activities as well as sample business plans.
USAID African Diaspora Marketplace
A collaboration between Western Union and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the ADM aims to leverage the know-how and commitment of diaspora communities to help address poverty and unemployment issues in the region.
The BiDNetwork engages thousands of entrepreneurs, experts and investors from all over the world to stimulate entrepreneurship and economic growth in emerging markets. The BiDNetwork website includes valuable resources, including sources of financing, investment guides, sample business plans, etc.
United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is as an independent agency of the federal government created to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall U.S. economy.