Small Business Project Inc.

Small Business Project Inc. brings knowledge and expertise in starting small business programs to intermediaries, which in turn serve to strengthen small businesses locally. We bring knowledge and experience to help these intermediaries become dynamic, competitive, and reliable partners to small businesses in their regions. We also assist in strengthening financial markets to increase local enterprises' access to finance, and in working to improve business performance for forestry sector enterprises.

Small Business Project Inc. provides the following services:

	Start-up of Small Business Programs –design, implementation and intermediate project management.
	Small Business Finance – diagnostics of financial institutions, small business lending symposiums.
	Suppliers and Subcontractor Partnership Programs – assessment, design, and start-up.
	Small Business Advisory Services – coaching to select small businesses.

	Forestry Sector Expertise new - improved business performance for forest sector enterprises.

Start-up of Small Business Programs
The Development Institutions Program

Small Business Project Inc. regards development of small business as an engine of growth in the emerging markets, and realizes that the success of any small business development program depends on the realistic program assessment and appropriate program design.

Offered to public agencies – international finance and development institutions who support development of small and medium enterprise programs in the emerging markets, Small Business Project Inc. services comprise:

	Program Assessment and Design
	Access to Finance
	Suppliers and Subcontractor Partnership Programs – assessment, design, and start-up.
	Supplier and Subcontractors Partnership Program
	Communications and Media Programs

Program Assessment: This Small Business Project Inc. service concentrates on start-up of small business programs funded by international donor organizations, comprising: design, implementation and intermediary project management. Program Assessment aligns interests among the stakeholders; assesses target program’s feasibility; establishes target market analysis and prepares the project for the macroeconomic regional context.

Program Design and Interim Project Management: Small Business Project Inc. is equipped to develop internal business action plans, operational and implementation plans along with development of basic key measurements for the program. Our business has extensive experience in designing and identifying focus project areas, as well as the channels of distribution, in addition to program packaging. Program Design services will address the need to establish partnerships, identify stakeholders of the program and the importance of carefully constructing a well-organized board of advisors. A successful program design is the foundation for a prosperous program.

Communication and Media Programs: Small Business Project Inc. knows that every program and project is unique and in need of its own identity and visibility. The most powerful way to assure success is through strategic and effective communication. Small Business Project Inc. welcomes the opportunity to work with startup small business programs to financial institutions and from multinational corporations to large regional companies on the program message. Small Business Project Inc. can assist in identifying audiences for potential projects; selecting media content and media channels.

Small Business Finance
The Bankers Program

Small Business Project Inc. will work with international organizations to put in place programs that make finance available to small businesses by working with financial institutions and commercial banks. The company will provide diagnostics services of financial institutions (FI) to assess whether FI has capabilities to downscale to small business lending. Financial assessment of banks will assist to introduce lending programs directed to small businesses.

	Assessment of Financial Environment
	Access to Finance Program Design
	Communication Strategy
	Diagnostics

Our small business lending experience will enable us to assist the private sector commercial banks to strengthen their operations and increase their exposure to small businesses. The company provides macro-economic financial overview and identifies viable banking partners. The product line includes: diagnostic and skill gap analysis; packaging the pitch to the financiers and bankers; market demand and supply assessment on new financial products, individual bank diagnostics and technical assistance program design. This program is often used by the development institutions who are attempting to deepen the capital markets.

Through effective communications strategies, Small Business Project Inc. has capabilities to stimulate both demand and supply of small business finance products through small business lending seminars and sharing of best practices in particular regions, bringing together international experts, bankers and small businesses.

Suppliers and Subcontractor Partnership Programs
The Program for Multinational Corporations and Regional / Local Companies

Small Business Project Inc. will assess, design and start-up programs devoted to suppliers and subcontractors who work with multinational corporations; also referred to as the “small business Linkages Program”.

The Small business Linkage Program is based on the philosophy that it makes good business sense and on the understanding that the corporate sector has a role to play in supporting the growth of the small business sector, i.e. "business growing business". Business linkages are mutually beneficial commercial relationships between profit-driven companies. A Small Business Linkage Program, as implemented by the Small Business Project Inc. is, while maintaining the profit motive, in essence a development mechanism to promote the growth of indigenous small firms, ultimately affecting the development of the local economy.

Small Business Linkage Program consists of:

	Suppliers and Subcontracting Assessment
	Program Design
	Accessing working capital for supplier programming
	Communication Strategy

The multinational’s/regional company’s first task is to identify both a local corporate champion that will lead other partner corporations, and small business opportunities within the supply chains of corporations. For that, a long process of building trust is necessary. This applies to both corporations and small businesses who have to be identified, assessed and introduced to each other.

Then the company, acting as a capacity builder, establishes a Business Linkage Center/Catalyst, whose role is to facilitate linkages between local corporations and small business through various techniques (accreditation of small business suppliers, running of a Buyers Forum, identification of support services, etc).

It is crucial that linkages programs are located within a supportive environment. It is the role of the Small Business Project Inc. to facilitate a specialized supportive environment characterized by new learning, new approaches and appropriate institutional and individual competencies, and in which all the role players are able to perform their tasks effectively.

In short, the Small Business Project provides the expertise to establish the linkage project and to ensure sustainability and growth. Projects are typically three years, after which the Business Linkage Centre/Catalyst should be able to enhance local economic development without the input of the company.

Small Business Advisory Services
The Small Business Package

This Small Business Project Inc. coaching service is provided to a few select businesses that need that extra boost to ignite successful growth potential. They have particular goal they would like to meet and would require a coach throughout the process. This process would include crafting business and marketing plans in addition to financial evaluation and modeling.

	Business Assessment
	Business Plan preparation
	Preparing the business for Credit Analysis by the Banker
	Communication Strategy

Forestry Sector Expertise
Improving Business Performance for Forestry Sector Enterprises

The Small Business Project Inc. (SBPI) and its Improved Business Performance services will provide professional hands-on support to your professionals and to your management team. The SBPI advisory and mentoring services are available and offered to forestry sector enterprises that need that extra support to realize their full potential.

WHETHER YOU ARE

organically starting a new wood products manufacturing operation, or
an established wood products manufacturer which is divesting or consolidating your operations, or
acquiring your new manufacturing subsidiary; or simply
a strong believer that your company’s operations have a potential to be improved; or
an institution seeking forestry sector industry expertise.

we have a Team of Forestry Sector Specialists Available to Assist you at Great Value to Improve your Business Performance

OUR CLIENT BASE

Our direct client base is Small & Medium Sized Wood Products Based Enterprises focusing on

forest operations
sawmilling
flooring
plywood
associated value-added productions (VAPs)

We are dedicated to providing a Cost Effective Team Approach to improving your business’ performance.

OUR SERVICES

we will help you Improve your Business Performance in the areas of Resource Base, Production, Marketing, Financing, Analysis and through General Management assistance

Our team will design a comprehensive, tailored road map to support your professionals and management team to meet targets and to improve the firm’s performance and market potential. To support our Improved Business Performance we have a pool of hands-on specialists in the Forestry Sector Industry with expertise in a broad range of business related areas, including:

Resource Base Assistance

Assessments
Forrest Management Plans
Plantation Development
Harvesting & Logistics

Production Enhancement

Technical – assessment & corrective action
Process – evaluation, control & standards
Costing – analysis, controls & systems
Capital – recommendations & rationalization

Marketing Enhancement

Product Mix Analysis
Pricing
Market Options

Financing Options

Funds placement
Design of Forestry Investment Funds

Finance Analysis and Projections

Financial Modeling
Costing Analysis
Restructuring
Loan Application Preparation

General Management Improvements

Structure
Manning
Production Planning
Development of Targets & Standards of Performance
Mentoring at all levels
Business Planning
Turnarounds

HOW WE WORK?

our Goal is to Help Improve the Company’s Cash Flow position and Bottom Line performance. We are committed to Your Success. Only with Your Success do We succeed.

Together with management of your company, a timeline is put in place to prioritize the activities for the companies during the time of our engagement according to the ability of the forestry sector enterprises to increase sales and to improve the company’s cash flow position and bottom line performance.

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