Annual Plan

Year 1 (Sept 2007-Sept 2008): Business Planning and Access to Financial Services

Following activities are carried out in order to achieve this goal:

1. A Market Survey A Market Survey on European demand and Nepalese offer as well as Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Trends (SWOT) of Nepalese Small and Medium Enterprises sector is performed between September and March.
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2. Selection of the beneficiaries SMEs
   About 150 SMEs have been selected as project beneficiaries by May.
   
   
3. Training Sessions
   Training sessions for the selected SMEs are conducted between June and August. It included Business Planning and Access to capital. The e-learning modules are made available on-line after each training.
   
   
4. Small Enterprises Excellence Awards(SEEA)
   Business plans developed by the trainees have been finalized by August 08. These plans were evaluated by a jury constituted by the project partners and our banks event's partners. The ceremony was organized on September 16th 2008.
   
   
5. A trade fair
   A trade-fair is organized in India by DHS (Dastkari Haat Samiti) in December 08 during their annual Dilli Haat Craft Bazaar together with a workshop for the 25 Nepalese participants (as part of the project Year 2)

Year 2 (Sept 2008-Sept 2009): Access to performance enhancement services

The second year is centred on increasing the access of Nepalese SMEs to performance enhancement services.

1. Training Sessions
   Training Sessions are conducted on Information Technologies basics, Quality Management System and Marketing between September 08 and August 09. (see the Year 2 newsletters)
   
   
2. A trade fair
   A trade fair is jointly organized by FHAN (Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal) in November 09 (as part of the project Year 2)
   
   
3. Small Enterprises Excellence Awards
   SMEs running for the SEEA Award will be chosen among the Marketing training participants and the 25 and 5 best will be awarded. The SEEA will be organized in September.

Year 3 (Sept 2009-Sept 2010) : Access to markets

The third year deals with extending the market outreach of the Nepalese SMEs.

1. SME rating tool
   An SME rating tool is developed between September and August.
   
   
2. Evaluation of SME Export capacity
   The export capacity of the SMEs is evaluated between November and June.
   
   
3. A Trade fair
   A trade fair is organized by FWEAN in July.
   
   
4. Small Enterprises Excellence Awards
   SMEs for the SEE Awards are selected between July and August. The SEE Awards is organized in September 2010.