ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Among the training and technical assistance assignments that Consumer Trends have been involved in are:                        

• Marketing plan development for Kingdom SACCO (November 2007 & 2009)
• ICT entrepreneurship Training for World Bank and ICT Board in Makueni, Machakos and Mwingi 2009.
• Strategic planning and technical support and workshop facilitation  – Stima Investment cooperative October 2007
• Marafiki SACCO strategic Planning (December 2007)
• Ten day Training on Risk management for Stromme funded Microfinance Institutions in the East African Region. This assignment involved training MFIs and SACCOs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda.  It was facilitated by Stromme Microfinance East Africa Limited – August 2007.  The institutions represented were:

From Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi: ISSIA, UGAFODE, CMF, Mid North Rift PSDC, ISSIA SACCO, TERUDET, HOFOKAM, SOMED, PRIDE, Busiimbi CDTF, BRAC Uganda, Victoria SACCO, PEARL MF, RUCREF

From Tanzania and Kenya: Small Enterprises Foundation, Micro Kenya Ltd, KADET, YOSEFO, CISS-SUMES, FINCA-Tz, Tujijenge Tz, Mara MFI Tz, PRIDE TZ, Opportunity International-WEDCO and Jamii Bora

• Training Needs Assessment and Training on Leadership, Governance and Management financial products in  NAHECO (Nakuru Affordable Housing and Environmental SACCO)  – July & August 2007 and facilitated by Practical Action

• Training Needs Assessment and Training NAWACOM (Nakuru Waste Management) Investment cooperative on Governance and Marketing of their flagship organic fertilizer product. -  August 2007, facilitated by Practical Action.

• Group management, leadership and market linkage training for Kakuzi Rural SACCO- COFEP 2006

• Costing and pricing of FOSA products – Aembu Farmers SACCO 2005

• Supervisory and Central Management Committees training on introduction of ‘microfinance’ Loans for Ndetika Rural  SACCO– COFEP

• FOSA Products development – KUSSCO 2005
  
  
• Risk Management training – KERUSSU 2005

• Development of Marketing strategy for KPCU in partnership with European Union (2009)
  
  
• AIESEIC in Kenya Annual training of business planning and Entrepreneurship (2007, 2008)
  
  
• Technical Assistance on Business viability using the following criteria of impact: business growth, social impact and employment impact  2008 & 2009
  
  
• Development of financial system for Monda African Art (June 2008)
  
  
• Institutional Assessment and Business planning for Dodi Ltd (April 2008).