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YEHIA EL AGAMI Director General Small Enterprise Development Organization SEDO

Arab Republic of Egypt Social Fund for Development SFD. YEHIA EL AGAMI Director General Small Enterprise Development Organization SEDO. Importance of SMEs. Low-Cost Jobs and Sustainable Opportunities. Effective Economic Contribution To the GDP. Use Appropriate Technologies.

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YEHIA EL AGAMI Director General Small Enterprise Development Organization SEDO

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  1. Arab Republic of Egypt Social Fund for Development SFD YEHIA EL AGAMI Director General Small Enterprise Development Organization SEDO

  2. Importance of SMEs • Low-Cost Jobs and Sustainable Opportunities. • Effective Economic Contribution To the GDP. • Use Appropriate Technologies. • Operate as Feeding Industry for Large Projects. • Opportunities for Semi-Skilled Labor. • Assists in Economic Improvement Developing Countries.

  3. Small Enterprise Development Organization SEDO Within the Framework of the SFD, Efforts to Develop SMEs Since 1992, the Presidential Decree No. 434 of 1999 was issued to Institute SEDO as an Organization with a Special Character, Operating Under the Umbrella of the SFD, to Undertake Several Responsibilities: • Developing the Small Enterprise Sector by Setting, and Implementing the Policies to this Sector. • Mobilizing Resources, Coordinating Efforts, Implementing Government Policies, and Directing Mechanisms Toward the Development of the Small Enterprise Sector.

  4. SEDO Objectives • Creating viable and Sustainable Employment Opportunities. • Enabling environment for enterprises from Inception to growth. • Enhancing sustainability for existing enterprises. • Identifying business support services. • Providing access to credit.

  5. SEDO Core Sectors A- Small Enterprise Development: • Enhance Mobilization of Financial Resources. • Cost-Recovery Mechanisms for sustainability. • Apply New Creative Financing Mechanisms. • Expand the Applicability of Dedicated Special SME Windows in Banks. • Speed-Up Funding Procedures (One-Stop Shop Approach). • Fund & Create Modern and Progressive SMEs.

  6. SEDO Core Sectors B – Marketing & Management: • Formulate Marketing Plans and Promotion & Development Systems According to Market Needs. • Increase the Competitiveness of SMEs, and Create Integrated SME Clusters. • Establish Strategic Orientation. • Pre-Qualify and Train the Entrepreneurs. • Promote Equal Opportunities for Women. • Assist SME Clients to Participate in Marketing their Products in both Local & International Markets .

  7. Mechanism of Delivery SEDO Financial Intermediaries Executive Agencies Clients Clients Clients

  8. Regional Office Specialized Technical Center Business Enterprise Support Tool (BEST) Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Business & Technology Incubator.

  9. SEDO Constraints • Enhance public awareness for Entrepreneurial ship. • Enabling Environment for Rapid Growth. • Entrepreneurship Training. • Identify Small Investment Opportunities. • Skill Upgrading. • Appropriate Technologies, & Quality Improvement. • Subcontracting , Brokerage & Franchising. • Follow-up & growth assistance. • Linkage whit Larger Industries

  10. SEDO Achievements - (1992 – 2003) • Value of Loans Disbursed LE 3,915 M • No. of Loans Extended 191,100 • No. of Jobs Created 726,875 • Gender – Male : Female 75% : 25%

  11. Others 3% Agro Business 26% Industrial 20% Services 21% Trade 30% SEDO Performance – (2000-2003) Main Economic Activities

  12. LESSONS LEARNED • Participating Stakeholders • Role of Government. • Credit Access. • Technical Assistance. • Sustainability. • Enabling Environment. • R & D

  13. SME Research & Development

  14. BACKGROUND In order for the SME lending industry to flourish and expand; careful consideration must be paid to R&D efforts. Such efforts would focus on: • Designing and testing competitive financial products that would serve to expand service delivery, outreach and profitability. • Conducting baseline studies and market assessments to assess demand for different financial products.

  15. Constraints Hindering SME Competitiveness in Egypt • Innovation &Technology Constrains A) Technology: There is an apparent lag in technological upgrading of machinery as well as production processes. B) R&D: with minor exception if at all none of the enterprises had any R&D activities or investments of any scale.

  16. Constraints Hindering SME Competitiveness in Egypt (Cont…) • Business Development Constrains Marketing consultancy for both domestic and international markets are the main and most common priority when listing the service needed • Financial constraints A) Low Capitalization levels B) Lack of access to finance

  17. Constraints Hindering SME Competitiveness in Egypt (cont..) • Demand Constraints A) Recession&Demand Constraints: - declining sales revenues and profit margins - decrease of workforce B) Export performance: - Inaccessibility of export channels - Lack of awareness - High input prices C) Linkages: - Insufficient linkages with larger Enterprises.

  18. SEDO R&D strategy • Increase Funding available to R&D Activities: - SFD fund allocate for R&D activities. - Placing R&D on the agenda of donor funding - Coordinate with universities and Institutes for participation of Tertiary students in R&D as part of their academic education, and to allocate a portion of research budgets for demand driven R&D for SMEs • Focusing on Sectors with Competitive Advantage with the Aim of Increasing Value Added.

  19. SEDO R&D strategy (cont..) • Supply Side Interventions: - Building the capacity of research institutions to target SMEs. - Building the capacity of SFD staff • Vitalizing Demand on R&D Services: - Enhancing the awareness of SMEs of the importance of investing in R&D.

  20. SEDO Achievements Technology Support Related to R&D • Incubators -Science and Technology Incubators. - Business Incubators. - Industrial Incubators Microeconomic tool to Foster growth of start up at early stage, hosted by research and educational institutions for technical and scientific support

  21. SEDO Achievements Technology Support Related to R&D (Cont..) • Special Productive Centers - Technology Centers - Productive Centers Practical Support for existing enterprise offering testing, designs, quality control, and various support for growth.

  22. SEDO Achievements Technology Support Related to R&D (Cont..) • Linkages -Market Linkages - Technology Linkages - Product Linkages.

  23. Future SEDO Strategies • Expand Partnership Strategic Alliances. • Dynamic response to Market Demands. • Business-Oriented Operation. • Performance, and Target-Based Operation. • Internal Institutional Capacity Building. • Special Focus on R & D.

  24. FUTURE PRE- REQUISITES • Sector Stability • Free Market Mechanisms / Transparency • Community Participation • Decentralized Operations • Increase Outreach & Volumes • Proactive Policies • Allocating Funds for R & D

  25. THANK YOU

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