Training Programme on Business Opportunity Identification Nov 11, 1995

Abstract

A major obstacle to economic development in developing countries is the supply of appropriatebusiness opportunities as well as comprehensive project reports to facilitate investment decisions by entrepreneurs and financial institutions. Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) are organized by agencies involved in entrepreneurship development in order to develop new entrepreneurs, creation of enterprises and generate employment opportunities. Thus arises theneed to provide viable business ideas to entrepreneurs and subsequently transform the ideasinto projects. Entrepreneurs are trained and small industries are financed in keeping with theneed of the target group and hence, to avoid duplication and repetition of business ideas,