1. Start Your Business (SYB) training package

2. Session objective
At the end of the session participants are able to
describe the objective, target group and components of the SYB training package
develop a strategy to market the SYB package

3. Contents What is SYB History Programme objectives Target group
Components of SYB
Training delivery
Sri Lankan experiences

4. What is SYB ? SYB is a business start up training package
SYB guides potential entrepreneurs on planning their business
SYB provides knowledge and skills to develop a Bankable Business Plan

5. Program history
The programme has originated in early 90s an ILO technical cooperation project in Fiji embarked on the development of the “Start Your Business” (SYB)

6. Objective of the SYB
The objective of the SYB training intervention is to enable potential entrepreneurs with concrete business idea to develop a bankable business plan

7. Target Group
Potential entrepreneurs with concrete business idea or having operated an own business for less than a year
Entrepreneurs who want to start a new business
Ability to read and write
Ability to do the basic calculations
Technical knowledge/Skills
Wilingness to pay for the training

8. SYB Training materials
Contents
Components of Business plan
Marketing Plan
Forms of business
Staff
Legal responsibilities and insurance
Costing
Financial Planning
Start up capital
Action plan for finalizing business plan
SYB Manual
SYB Business Plan
Sectoral adaptation

9. Training Needs Analysis
SYB training cycle
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Marketing
Selection
Customers
Follow-up
Training Needs Analysis
Training

10. Practicalities Total duration 40 hours/ 5 days Max 20 participants
Each participants should be provided with SYB manual and 2 business plan booklets
Linkage with financial and technical service providers

11. Standard SYB time table
Standard IYB training timetable
Standard SYB time table
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
08:00
10:00
Introduction
Marketing
Costing
Financial planning
Required start-up capital
Tea break
10:15
12:30
Contents of a Business Plan
Introduction of the personal Action Plan
Marketing continued
Costing continued
Financial planning continued
Sources of start-up capital
Lending requirements of financing institutions
Lunch break
13:30
15:00
SIYB Game Module I
Forms of Business
SIYB Business Game
Part II
How others did it: Example of a successful entrepreneur
Part III
15:15
17:00
Module I continued
Staffing
Part II continued
Legal obligations
Part III continued
Presentation of Action Plans/Closing
Eveni ng
Individual work on business plans and action plans
Individual work on business plans and action plans

12. Thank you