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In determining which topics to offer, it is important to assess SE demand for services and to consider how to deliver information in a holistic and integrated manner. For more information on this issue, see Capacity Building of Training and TA Suppliers in this Guide.
General Management
- Entrepreneurship (becoming an entrepreneur, starting a business)
- Managing a business (methodologies/ systems)
- Strategic business planning
- Computers as a business tool
- Using the web to enhance your business
- Management information systems (MIS) for SEs
- Leadership and teambuilding
- Effective communications
- Legal issues
- Human resource management (HRM)
Finance
- Financial reporting, planning, and management
- Tax preparation
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Finance for non-financial managers
- Costing
- How to obtain financing for your business
- Managing loans
- Managing investors
Production
- Operations Management
- Production line design and management: producing to scale
- Product development
- Quality control
- Continuous quality improvement
- Inventory management
- Cost reduction strategies
- Procurement
- Technology procurement
Marketing
- Market planning
- Developing a market niche
- Conducing market research
- Practical (guerilla) marketing strategies
- Developing effective marketing materials
- How to sell
- Negotiation
- Making the most of trade shows
- Marketing on the web
- Exporting and importing
- How to network
- Bidding for large contracts
Any of the above topics may focus on specific sectors or types of businesses—artisans, exporters, agribusinesses, tourism, environmentally sustainable businesses, women-owned firms, etc.