Management training for micro- and small enterprise intermediaries : key issues in designing microenterprise programs

The package includes: a review of A.I.D."s policy and experience in the MSE area; four case studies based on the actual experience of two A.I.D. Missions (Bolivia and Malawi) in designing their MSE programs; and lessons learned from teaching the cases. These lessons focus on universal issues such as how to handle graduation, the selection of appropriate intermediaries, who to target, how to ensure that women have access to project resources, and the value of a self-contained microenterprise project versus microenterprise-oriented elements in several sectoral projects. (Author abstract, modified)