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    Policy briefing: SMEs and GVCs in the G20: implications for Africa and developing countries

    Global Economic Governance Africa, 2016
    Increasing the participation of developing countries in global value chains (GVCs) is now an accepted G20 priority. However, there is disagreement over how multinational corporations (MNCs), which drive GVCs, can be persuaded to incorporate small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries into the GVCs they co-ordinate.
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    SMEs and GVCs in the G20 implications for Africa and developing countries

    Global Economic Governance Africa, 2016
    Increasing the participation of developing countries in global value chains (GVCs) is now an accepted G20 priority that features prominently on the Chinese government’s agenda for the 2016 summit.
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    Alliances towards a common goal: the role of public-private partnerships in rural development In Latin America

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014
    In Latin America, public-private partnerships have proven to be a successful tool for promoting rural development. Adequate coordination and involvement of stakeholders at the local level has been fundamental in achieving positive results.
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    Supporting entrepreneurship at the base of the pyramid through business linkages

    International Business Leaders Forum, 2009
    Summary of a workshop held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2008 on big business support for entrepreneurs at the 'base of the pyramid' (BOP). Participants including key International corporate partners presented case studies of innovative and successful linkages and discussed the opportunities, challenges and success factors they have been able to identify.Of particular interest are:
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    Supporting small forest enterprises: a cross sectoral review of best practice

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
    This paper discusses the challenges small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) face in various economies, and reviews the growing consensus on best practice support structures.
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    Cutting edge: how community forest enterprises lead the way on poverty reduction and avoided deforestation

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    Forests are not just crucial for keeping the global environment stable; they are also a lifeline for hundreds of millions of the world's poor. This paper presents community forest enterprise as a possible solution, which combines both avoided deforestation (the concept of richer nations paying poorer ones to halt planned logging) and poverty reduction.
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    Connecting small enterprises in ways that enhance the lives of forest-dependent people

    Unasylva, FAO, 2007
    Small and medium forest enterprises are the norm in many developing countries. They have much to offer in terms of poverty reduction. But they are often isolated from structures that might help them make that contribution - from markets, financial and business development service providers, and policy processes.
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    Community-based natural resource management and poverty alleviation in Namibia: a case study

    Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 2007
    Can indigenous people protect their environment and, at the same time, develop strong businesses that help diversify their livelihoods and alleviate poverty? In Namibia, this paper argues, the answer is yes. Through community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), it describes how Namibians who form conservancies now have legal rights to manage wildlife and benefit from tourism.
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    The business of global poverty

    Harvard Business School, 2007
    This document discusses work from members of Harvard’s business school global poverty project (GPP). It specifically details the GPP’s claim that business could play a crucial role in reducing poverty in the twenty first century. 
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    How to write a business plan: business planning for micro, small and medium enterprises

    International Research Network on Business, Development and Society, 2005
    The business plan is not only a planning tool, it is also an excellent communication instrument for investors and suppliers interested in understanding the operations and goals of the business.This document provides guidelines how to produce a business plan for medium and micro to small businesses.

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