Private Sector Development Policies How good is your programme?

Market Information Do you provide SMEs with Do you provide SMEs with Publications which list major domestic & overseas buyers Publications which list major domestic & overseas buyers For provincial produce & products For provincial produce & products Do you know global demand Do you know global demand For products produced in your province For products produced in your province For products which could be produced in your province from For products which could be produced in your province from Natural resources available in your province Natural resources available in your province Using skills & labour from your province Using skills & labour from your province

Match-making Do you introduce your SMEs to Do you introduce your SMEs to International exporters International exporters Suppliers of intermediate goods Suppliers of intermediate goods Do you have business services Do you have business services To assist SMEs locate business partners To assist SMEs locate business partners Do you have any schemes that Do you have any schemes that Promote business linkages Promote business linkages SME to supply Larger business SME to supply Larger business SME to work together on large orders SME to work together on large orders

Business Information Do you have mechanisms to publicize business information Do you have mechanisms to publicize business information Changes in regulations Changes in regulations Future changes in the pipe-line Future changes in the pipe-line Can you assess the impact of these regulations Can you assess the impact of these regulations Cost of compliance Cost of compliance Financial cost & time cost Financial cost & time cost Improvement in profitability, efficiency for SME Improvement in profitability, efficiency for SME

Industrial Zones Do you have a plan to establish Industrial Zones? Do you have a plan to establish Industrial Zones? Provision of infrastructure Provision of infrastructure Road & rail networks Road & rail networks Telecommunications & ITC Telecommunications & ITC Ports – sea & air, container terminals Ports – sea & air, container terminals Work space – workshops & warehouses Work space – workshops & warehouses Do you know the potential of industrial clusters? Do you know the potential of industrial clusters? Tourism clusters Tourism clusters Hotels, restaurants, travel agents, tour operators, handicrafts etc Hotels, restaurants, travel agents, tour operators, handicrafts etc

Technology Services Do you have an ITC development plan? Do you have an ITC development plan? How ready is your province? How ready is your province? Networks & connectivity Networks & connectivity IT skills & training IT skills & training IT Services IT Services Do you have effective, user friendly websites? Do you have effective, user friendly websites? Do you have plans to assist with standardization & global certification requirements? Do you have plans to assist with standardization & global certification requirements?

Trade fairs How many trade fairs do you hold? How many trade fairs do you hold? For each of your growth industries For each of your growth industries How many trade fairs do you attend? How many trade fairs do you attend? Attendance at national, regional & international fairs Attendance at national, regional & international fairs Do you have a scheme to assist SMEs attend trade fairs? Do you have a scheme to assist SMEs attend trade fairs?

Business Services How you created an environment for private sector managed BDS businesses? How you created an environment for private sector managed BDS businesses? Do you provide free BDS to SMEs? Do you provide free BDS to SMEs? Can private sector compete with public delivery of services? Can private sector compete with public delivery of services? Do you know how much you spend on BDS delivery? Do you know how much you spend on BDS delivery? Private sector BDS delivery for profit, saves provincial budgets Private sector BDS delivery for profit, saves provincial budgets Saving can be spent on social service delivery Saving can be spent on social service delivery

SME promotion centres Do you have promotion centres? Do you have promotion centres? Trade & market promotion Trade & market promotion Industrial promotion Industrial promotion Investment promotion Investment promotion Sector specific promotion centres Sector specific promotion centres Tourism, fisheries, flower & vegetable etc Tourism, fisheries, flower & vegetable etc How effective are they? How effective are they?

Business Associations Does your province create a friendly environment to assist establishment, promotion and development of Private Sector BAs? Does your province create a friendly environment to assist establishment, promotion and development of Private Sector BAs? Are your BAs independent, truly independent? Are your BAs independent, truly independent? Do you create an environment conducive to free dialogue & open criticism? Do you create an environment conducive to free dialogue & open criticism?

Labour Training Private sector need employees with skills that can add value to their business Private sector need employees with skills that can add value to their business Do you have schemes to encourage & reward SMEs to train their workforce? Do you have schemes to encourage & reward SMEs to train their workforce? Do you have job centres to match skills with SME needs? Do you have job centres to match skills with SME needs? How good are your schools & colleges? How good are your schools & colleges? Do they produce new entrants to job market with employable skills? Do they produce new entrants to job market with employable skills?