These online tools enable SME managers to test their own knowledge and practices in financial management. Based on their answers to quizzes, SME managers are redirected towards relevant tutorials.
Links to relevant ITC publications
The ITC’s Trade Finance for SMEs Programme takes on four key challenges:
Financial management training programme & certitication - TSIs building the skills of SME financial managers
The program is directed towards local counsellors who will provide diagnostic services to SMEs and SME managers themselves. Through tailored training events and practical work, participants gain a better understanding of financial institutions’ practices and requirements, and are equipped with the right skills to develop bankable proposals and also to adopt sound financial management practices. The training program can be delivered as a stand-alone or as part of ITC’s Enterprise Competitiveness program. Qualifying participants are certified in financial management.
Training Modules
It is also urgent to develop and implement short and medium-term solutions specifically designed to restore confidence, trust and dialogue between SMEs and financial institutions. SMEs are the engine of economic development, they constitute the majority of business enterprises, and they are vital for employment generation and poverty alleviation. To read more about what can be done to assist SMEs in this time of crisis, please click here.
In order to carry out our projects, we have developed partnerships with sister organizations and funding partners. For more information on who funds our work and how, please click here.
ITC provides online tutorials for SME managers to identify and address their financial weaknesses.
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