Toolkit theme: Internal Business Development

This tool defines the qualities of a good entrepreneur, such as persistence, organization, and innovation and uses real-life scenarios and games to teach business planning. The training by Mercy Corps emphasizes practical lessons like tracking money, managing risks, and reinvesting profits, while encouraging self-confidence, strategic thinking, and financial independence among women entrepreneurs. Language: English

This training is developed by Mercy Corps to guide participants through a structured process for identifying, developing, and selecting a viable business idea. Participants learn how to assess their entrepreneurial potential, understand what makes a strong business idea, create and narrow down a list of ideas, and finally select the most promising one using tools…

This tool defines the qualities of a good entrepreneur, such as persistence, organization, and innovation and uses real-life scenarios and games to teach business planning. The training by Mercy Corps emphasizes practical lessons like tracking money, managing risks, and reinvesting profits, while encouraging self-confidence, strategic thinking, and financial independence among women entrepreneurs. Language: French

This presentation, designed by Solar Sister, introduces practical activities that help women recognize and activate their personal and social networks to grow their businesses. The purpose of the presentation is to show participants how to identify, map, and utilize their existing connections to support sales, problem-solving, and knowledge-sharing. Language: English

This tool, developed by CRTN, introduces national social mobilizers to the concepts of supply chain and distribution channels. The audience is mobilizers responsible for ensuring efficient product delivery, logistics and availability in remote areas. The key takeaway is that supply chains transform raw materials into final products, while distribution channels connect these products to the…

This tool by Mercy Corps is to help learners understand the steps to legally establish a business and identify the tax regime that best applies to their enterprise. The purpose is to promote formalization, tax compliance, and informed decision-making among small business owners. Language: English

This tool by Mercy Corps equips participants with the skills and tools needed to create a structured, realistic, and fundable business plan. The key takeaway is that by understanding business fundamentals, such as market analysis, financial planning, and strategic positioning, participants will be able to clearly present their ideas, secure financing, and increase the chances…

This tool by Mercy Corps equips participants with the skills and tools needed to create a structured, realistic, and fundable business plan. The key takeaway is that by understanding business fundamentals, such as market analysis, financial planning, and strategic positioning, participants will be able to clearly present their ideas, secure financing, and increase the chances…

This tool by Mercy Corps is to help learners understand the steps to legally establish a business and identify the tax regime that best applies to their enterprise. The purpose is to promote formalization, tax compliance, and informed decision-making among small business owners. Language: French

This presentation developed by CRTN, introduces the Entrepreneur Growth Path Model to guide national social mobilizers in understanding and supporting women entrepreneurs through different stages of business development. The main takeaway is that mobilizers should first identify the stage an entrepreneur is in, ranging from ideation to transformation or stagnation. Based on this, they can…