A new and comprehensive Handbook to address the critical need for information on service providers to the SME sector in Kenya is currently being developed. The Handbook is a project of the Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa (SMES, EA) an institution addressing various information and training gaps in the MSME sector and engaged in the provision of Business Development Support Services (BDSS) in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector. It is being published by Aquarius Media, a public relations and publishing Agency which has undertaken a lot of work in public relations, publishing and editorial services both within Kenya and the EAC region
The Handbook has been borne of an obvious need by the MSMEs for a comprehensive databank to act as a one-stop-shop for accessing information on service providers to the sector
A major outcome of this catalogue will be to spur demand for SME services as players in the sector will now find it easier to seek out those offering the various services in their areas. This will be the advantage of awareness for those who will partner on their services in this catalogue.
Several organizations including Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Micro and Small Enterprises Federation (MSEF), Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT), Kamukunji Jua Kali Youth Initiative (KAJUYI) Kenya Association of Young Entrepreneurs (KAYE), Entrepreneurship For Youth Empowerment-Kenya (EYE-K), Kenya National Jua Kali Youth Association (KNJKYA), Association of East Africa Women Entrepreneurs (AEAWE), Nairobi Metropolitan Jua Kali Associations (NMJKA), Kenya National Jua Kali Co-Operative Society, Millennium Youth Development and Cultural organization (MYDCO), Kenya Micro & Small Enterprise Trainers Association (KMSETA), GS1 and Metropol East Africa just to name a few, are among the organizations that have Shown an interest to partner in this project
We look forward to working together with stakeholders towards the development and promotion of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya and the East African Community in general
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