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Center for Enterprise Development Programme for supporting SME’s and Professional Associations in the Road Maintenance Sector in Madagascar. 7th General Assembly of the African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) 6-9 October 2008 Maputo, Mozambique.
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Center for Enterprise Development Programme for supporting SME’s and Professional Associations in the Road Maintenance Sector in Madagascar 7th General Assembly of the African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) 6-9 October 2008 Maputo, Mozambique
Contracts executed between 2005 and 2007 • 60% of SMEs receive more than 75% of their turnover from road maintenance works, • 20% of SMEs receive between 50% and 75% of their turnover from road maintenance works, • 20% of SMEs receive between 20% and 50% of their turnover from road maintenance works, the rest from the building sector.
Total number, status and function of staff • Total staff : 1431
Type of development projects • Diversification of activities • Develop Specific Areas of Expertise (bituminous materials, structures) • Equipment (new acquisition, strengthening equipment management, modernization) • Marketing (information and communication, strategic partnerships, new customers) • Staff (staff training, recruitment of qualified staff) • Quality and Technology (standard and quality control, innovation, quality management) • Corporate Restructuring (management systems, organization structure, establishment of Economic Interest Grouping) • Extension of areas of activity (Indian Ocean Island, SADC)
Diagnostic study of 20 SMEs • Identified weaknesses of SMEs in road maintenance • lack of vision on the market place and lack of focus on corporate strategy; • lack of analysis and diagnosis of the business (due to lack of time or ignorance of its significance); • failure in monitoring operations and control costs; • lack of proper financial management systems; • Lack of proper management systems for human resources and materials; • Business development plan unrealistic (or non-existent) • identified capacity-building needs of SMEs in management and formulate training modules (see collaboration with the International Institute of Engineering, Water, Environment and the Infrastructure (2iE Ouagadougou)
CONTACT : M. ANDRIANIRINA Rakotoarisoa (Samy) Local Coordinator Madagascar Email : le_samy1412@yahoo.fr / appui.pme.ap@izi.mg Tel : (00 261) 20 22 438 47 / 33 11 166 80