Toolkits and Practical Guides

18 April 2011

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Communications are an essential means for reaching the "Bottom of the Pyramid" and enabling individuals to reduce poverty and...

17 November 2010

1 October 2010

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This Guide to value chain approaches provides the user with actionable methods and tools to design programs and investment...

28 July 2010

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Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them depend directly or indirectly...

1 December 2009

Resource Full Study (PDF: 1,554KB) From: infoDev Table of Contents (PDF: 70KB) Introduction (PDF: 101KB) Work Plan and Methodology (PDF: 170KB) Incubator Attributes (PDF: 104KB) Summary Observations (PDF: 96KB) Investment Framework for the ICT Incubator Fund (PDF: 125KB) The Model in Summary (PDF: 74KB) Annex 1 - iParks Jordan Technology Incubator (PDF: 176KB) Annex 1 - Viasphere Technopark Incubator (PDF: 195KB) Annex 1 - Octantis Incubator (PDF: 178KB) Annex 1 - ParqueSoft Centers Incubator (PDF: 339KB) Annex 1 - SmartXchange Incubator (PDF: 126KB) Annex 2 - Network Development Report (PDF: 243KB) Annex 3 - Slide Presentation (PDF: 609KB) Annex 4 - ICT Incubator Team Biographies (PDF: 78KB)

Developing countries are increasingly embracing innovation and entrepreneurship as a key component of their social and economic...

1 December 2009

Resource Full Report (PDF: 611KB) From: infoDev Table of Contents (PDF: 8KB) Introduction (PDF: 83KB) Why Business Incubation (PDF: 90KB) What Challenges do SME face (PDF: 147KB) Understand your Market (PDF: 139KB) Customize your Model (PDF: 91KB) Write the Business Plan (PDF: 72KB) Key Considerations (PDF: 104KB) Design Smart (PDF: 131KB) Incubate (PDF: 230KB) Partners and Investors (PDF: 77KB) Financials Needed (PDF: 87KB) Rollout Schedule (PDF: 108KB)

Business incubation formally began in the US in the 1960s, and later developed in the UK and Europe through various related forms...