SEEP: Programs and Working Groups: Action Research: Working Groups: Market Development: Online Guide to Business Development Services and Resources

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Market Development Contexts

Emergency Situations Low-Income Women HIV/AIDS Environmentally Sustainable Market Development

Market Development Process

Established Practice to Help Enterprises Access

Markets Inputs Product Development / Technology Training / Technical Assistance Infrastructure Advocacy Services Financial Services

(The BDS Guide is in transition to the Market Development Resources website, a guide to enterprise development. Please bear with us.)

Market Development for Small Enterprises …

Helping Poor People Survive and Thrive in Local and Global Markets

Market Development initiatives - appropriately designed and implemented – can help micro, small and medium enterprises, and small–scale farmers (SEs) to benefit from participation in local and global economies. Through positive market participation, SEs increase sales and reduce costs, creating employment and income for poor people around the world.

This Guide can help you to:

Learn about market development methodologies and programs;
Select market development approaches;
Link to organizations with expertise in the chosen approach;
Keep up with latest developments in donor policy, research, and practitioner experience;
Access related web sites, training manuals, evaluations, and case studies; and
Engage in dialogue with practitioners engaged in market-based enterprise development.

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Practitioner Learning Program: Annotated Bibliography of Learning Products

This is a working annotated bibliography of the 40 publications produced by the SEEP Practitioner Learning Program in BDS Market Assessment, Client Assessment, Poverty Assessment, Improving the Efficiency of MFIs, and Strategic Alliances for Financial Services and Market Linkages in Rural Areas.

On-Line Discussion: “Income Generation and Economic Support for HIV/AIDS Impacted Communities”

The SEEP Network Market Development Working Group invites you to join this on-line discussion on the challenges, innovations and possible next steps for economic renewal in HIV/AIDS impacted communities and households. For more details and to subscribe, click here.