FTCS International

Developing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Business development session

Developing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

We support this sector through the provision of business counselling services, facilitation of business excellence process, development of business plans, financial reviews and many other services.

Some of the services are outlined below.

Services

Business Counselling

A process whereby the skills and knowledge of business counsellors, also called Skilled helper, are used to help clients understand their current situations, identify problems and opportunities and take actions to move towards improved level of functioning.

  • Business Ideas Generation
  • Business Start-ups
  • Marketing in Small Business
  • Operational Management in small business
  • Managing for survival
  • Financial Management in a small business
  • Market Access

Financial Reviews

Carried out to assess the financial performance of a business concern.

Networking

We assist our clients to create useful networks or contacts to increase their chance success.

Business Plans

We develop business plans on behalf of our clients who intend to go into business. We believe that successful businesses are generated from good ideas; hence, our role is to translate ideas of our clients into business plans using a participatory approach.

Institutional Assessment

Using different diagnostic tools, we assist our clients by profiling the performance of their business in a holistic view. This health checks also enables other stakeholders recognize health business, determine potential, and evaluate development projects.

Developing Effective Working Relationships between Banks and Premium Small Business Customers

This kind of service is provided to bankers working with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with an aim of assisting them to:

  • Gain more out of existing customer base.
  • Negotiate more effectively (increase lending fee income, interest margins and transmission recovery)
  • Deal with customers more effectively
  • Make better assessments-particularly with lending decisions
  • Control accounts better
  • Protecting existing business from losses
  • Attract new, quality business (increasing account base)
  • Pass Techniques/advice to improve quality of customers
  • Increase focus on sales by better understanding of customer business
  • Increase profitability by introducing cost saving measures
  • Increase cross selling opportunities

For Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Business Counselling

Business Ideas Generation, Business Start-ups, Marketing in Small Business, Operational Management in small business, Managing for survival, Financial Management in a small business, and Market Access.

Business Plans

We translate ideas of our clients into business plans using a participatory approach.

Institutional Assessment

We assist our clients by profiling the performance of their business in a holistic view.