Enterprise Development
Donor assistance initiatives intended to
promote economic growth in developing or transitional economies
have traditionally focused on the private firm as a catalyst
or “engine” of economic development. USAID and
other donors have adopted a variety of approaches to stimulate
enterprise growth. Most of these have combined “bottom-up”
or enterprise-level interventions (credit, training, technical
assistance) with broader programs intended to improve the
enabling environment for private enterprise development and
growth.
Recently, USAID has developed initiatives in 23 countries
that help clusters of firms in specific industries improve
their opportunities to compete in global markets. This is
being done by working collaboratively with enterprises and
host-country policy makers to strengthen the business environment,
raise production standards, create buyer-seller market linkages
and reduce or remove impediments to productive investments.
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