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Programme Objectives

Development objective

The development objective of the SIYB regional programme is to contribute to economic growth and the creation of sustainable employment

Immediate objectives

The immediate objectives of the SIYB regional programme are:

  • to enable local Small Enterprise Development organizations in countries covered by the regional programme to effectively and independently implement SIYB training and related activities
  • to enable small entrepreneurs to start and grow sustainable businesses and to create employment for others in the process.

Indicators of Achievement for current project phase

These indicators are:

  1. 1 250 adequately selected potential entrepreneurs are trained in the SIYB programme
  2. 75% of total SIYB trained entrepreneurs complete their Business Plans
  3. 25% of the Business Plans submitted for funding are approved
  4. 20% of the total trained entrepreneurs not yet in business start ,trained in the SYB programme start their businesses
  5. 80% of SYB trained entrepreneurs who started business are still in business after one year
  6. 2 jobs created per new enterprise started
  7. 80% of the trainees with existing businesses improve their businesses
  8. 90% of trainees apply management skills
  9. The 45 trainers in selected user organizations each participate in organising and conducting at least one TOE or TOPE
  10. The participants in the TOE/TOPE are satisfied with the quality of training and follow up assistance offered to them
  11. Linkages are created and strengthened between SIYB training and access to finance.

The SIYB programme objectives are assessed against the indictors above.

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