A Christian Resource for Microenterprise Development

Development Resources

The Basic Steps   of Starting a Microbusiness

Starting a new business is not for everyone!  It is very demanding of time and energy and you may make little or no income in the first year. But the rewards of developing a successful small business such that you have a sustainable income for yourself , your family  and can help others is thrilling and uplifting experience.

When you have thought carefully about what goods you could make to sell or what service you could provide that people would be willing to pay for, you will need to:

RESEARCH - your product or service, the market, your competition, sources of any  materials                          needed and who you will be able to sell to.          See Training Modules 1 & 2   

PLAN - decide what your business will do, what it will cost to start and how profitable it should be                                                                                                                 See Training Module 3        

FUND - if you need to find money to start, decide the minimum you will need and where the money               will come from

START - start small,  with a good plan and sufficient money to start your enterprise!

“Of all the problems in the developing world, none is greater than the problem of unemployment”

     
Prof.Tony Campolo (Hon Patron Aid for Trade)

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight”.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Developing your personal attitudes and relational abilities will help you succeed in business and in life - seven effective habits!  Read More                          

Products from Waste

Five commercial products from recycled waste materials. Read More

Nature's Paper, in Australia, collects left over wheat straw and converts it into a good quality white paper. The waste hull, meanwhile, is used to produce bio fuel that helps power the company's plant.

Basic Utility Vehicle Assembly and Sales

"Improving the lives of the world’s poor by providing simple, low-cost vehicles to facilitate community transformation”.Our partners are typically entrepreneurs in Africa or ministries that are looking to provide valuable transportation to help share the gospel, deliver vital services, and help create employment. A simple cost effective transportation solution throughout Africa could not only change but save millions of lives ...bridging the gap between vitals services and people in need.

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Sanitary pad franchise creates jobs & improves lives

SHE has  set up to provide African women and girls with sanitary pads. Its first franchise launched in Rwanda earlier this year, with women manufacturing and distributing the low-cost sanitary pads. If of interest, please contact Aid for Trade as we would like to help.

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The Challenge to Reduce Poverty

“Global wealth has almost doubled since 1990, but nearly half the world's population still subsists on less than US$ 2 per day. Poverty remains a major challenge to sustainable development, environmental security, global stability and a truly global market. The key to poverty alleviation is economic growth that is inclusive and reaches the majority of people                  World Council for Sustainable Development 2010

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Be SMART

Be SMART

Set goals for your enterprise, or project that are Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic and Time-based.  Read More

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Internet Reach into Developing Countries

The Internet has expanded globally by nearly 380% since 2000 and it is reported that 25% of the world's population now has Internet access. More info.
 

WELCOME

If you are wanting to help create jobs or generate income  for yourself  or in the community  where you live or work, then we hope we can help, wherever you are.

Most if not all of the worlds economies depend upon small businesses successfully trading their goods or services.  The principles of trading are global but starting and growing a successful trading enterprise and creating sustainable jobs requires commercial know how and the use of  appropriate scale technology.  

This is a free resource, but if you are interested in starting  or developing  a microenterprise, which is defined as a business, possibly home based,  that does not require more than  $5,000 investment,  or  if you  have specific technical queries we hope this resource will encourage and help you

Corruption is a major problem in many countries. We therefore believe that one of the most important aspects of a successful business is to demonstrate high integrity in everything the business does. A basic ‘code of  good practice’ based on Christian principles has been defined  Ethics page

We are not a funding agency but offer suggestions on funding,  however, we  are assisting a number of potential model micro enterprises ourselves, in close collaboration with Christian partner agencies,  which are introduced on our project page

Successful Microenterprise Models  Wanted

We are very interested to purchase details of successful micro enterprises, so that we can feature the business on this website to help others interested to do the same. For more information contact us

We wish you well in your future endeavours.

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                          This website is being revised to include more information. Please visit us again

                                       See our blog page for discussion of possible future opportunities