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Pilot phase June 2009 – June 2010. Business Linkages Project Tanzania. First steps. Identify key counterpart: Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) Select pilot cases: Tanzania Breweries Ltd. Shoprite National Housing Corp. Vodacom Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel
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Pilot phase June 2009 – June 2010 Business Linkages ProjectTanzania
First steps • Identify key counterpart:Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) • Select pilot cases: • Tanzania Breweries Ltd. • Shoprite • National Housing Corp. • Vodacom • Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel • Set up an implementation unit at TIC
Linkage brokering TNC SME 1 SME 2 Needs assessment SME n Upgradeservices BL promoter
Identification stage • Appointment of TNCs liaison person • TNCs assessment questionnaires • Draft agreements (MoUs) • Identification of suppliers (60 overall) • Consolidation of SMEs buy-in
Operational stage ETW: Entrepreneurship Training Workshop 2009 2010 ETW 1 ETW 2 ETW 3 2-4 weeks 2-4 weeks 2-4 weeks Business Health Checks
Final stage • March – June 2010 • 2-day follow-up training with all SMEs • TNCs-SMEs roundtables and policy advocacy • Linkages policy workshop
Lorenzo Tosini UNCTAD Phone: +41 22 9172431 E-mail: lorenzo.tosini@unctad.org http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/iteteb200511_en.pdf