Further international trade projects
| Project title: | Restructuring of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation |
| Dates run: | 2001 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Funder : | Eastern Cape Development Corporation |
| GLE oneLondon provided diagnostics, preparation of project design, and terms of reference for a new technical assistance support programme covering business finance, and business and trade development. The services were aimed at reaching and supporting small previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women and youth. |
| Project title: | Management of the 'Enterprise Initiative: India' |
| Dates run: | 2000 |
| Country: | India |
| Funder : | Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government |
GLE oneLondon managed this programme which promoted trade between 400 Indian and UK SMEs encompassing partner search, market research, guided missions, training, and other international trade events. |
| Project title: | Management of British trade international South Africa - UK SME partnership programme |
| Dates run: | 1999-2001 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Funder: | Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government |
| This was a matchmaking programme supporting business partnership formulation between UK and South African small private enterprises. |
| Project title: | Management of Enterprise Initiative: India |
| Dates run: | 1999-2001 |
| Country: | India |
| Funder: | Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government |
| GLE oneLondon managed this bilateral SME trade and investment promotion support programme, formulating new trading relationships with India for over 100 UK SMEs. |
| Project title: | Report on opportunities for British companies |
| Dates run: | 1999 |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Funder: | Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government |
| Development of a report on opportunities for investment and technical assistance for British companies. This was seen as the basis for the design of the Management of Enterprise Initiative: India programme. |
| Project title: | Management of the UK partnership programme |
| Dates run: | 1999 |
| Country: | South Africa, Egypt, Vietnam, Mexico |
| Funder : | Department for Trade and Industry, UK Governement |
Management of the UK Partnership Programme designed to help British SMEs identify opportunities and suitable partners to invest abroad, encompassing partner search, information consultancy, missions and other related international events. |
| Project title: | Design of Mexican outward investment SME support programme |
| Dates run: | 1999 |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Funder: | Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government |
| Design of a Mexican outward investment SME support programme, including a review of Mexican SME business support organisations. |
| Project title: | Design of outward investment SME support programme |
| Dates run: | 1999 |
| Country: | India |
| Funder: | Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government |
| Design of an outward investment SME support programme for the Indo-British partnership |
| Project title: | GLE: UK financial intermediary for ECIP |
| Dates run: | 1998-1999 |
| Country: | MEDA / ALA and South Africa |
| Funder: | DGIB |
| GLE oneLondon was the UK financial intermediary for ECIP: another EC financed joint venture programme focussd on Asia, South Africa, Latin America, and the Mediterranean. |
| Project title: | Implementation of the SME development plan |
| Dates run: | 1997-1999 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Funder : | Department for International Development, UK Governement |
GLE developed and assisted in the implementation of the SME development plan of the City Administration of St Petersburg. Alongside this, GLE oneLondon provided in project management, consultancy advice covering the full range of SME support instruments, and a long-term adviser based with the city's SME development department. A resident consultant, training and consultancy covering invesment policies in line with best western European practice was also provided. |
| Project title: | Feasibility Study for SME Equity Investment Funds |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Funder: | EC Delegation in Pretoria |
| Feasibility study for the creation of a EU guarantee / indemnity mechanism for small and medium enterprise equity investment funds and the potential role to be played by the EU. |
| Project title: | Kampala SME Agency |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Funder: | Department of International Development, UK Government |
| Business plan development and institution building for Kampala SME Agency |
| Project title: | Preparation of PHARE SME country operational plan |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Funder: | Phare |
| Project title: | Evaluation of British invesment in South Africa scheme (JOP) |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Funder: | Department of International Development, UK Government |
| This scheme was a cost sharing grant scheme to support joint venture and invesment formulation between UK and South African SMEs. |
| Project title: | Techniclal assistance in advisory and promotion services for Czech exporters |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Funder: | Phare |
GLE oneLondon's activities included:
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| Project title: | Design of private sector, export cost sharing programme |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Funder: | DG VIII |
| Design of a private sector, export cost sharing programme and the preparation of a work plan for Ntsika small business promotion agency to enable them to implement a nine million ECU export development programme. |
| Project title: | SME tourism development in the Smolyan region |
| Dates run: | 1997 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Funder: | Department for International Development, UK Government |
| Creation of a regional tourism development plan, design and establishment of a managing tourist authority. This was supported by a range of regional marketing and support for tourist industries and operators. |
| Project title: | Evaluation of Russian SME Agency Network |
| Dates run: | 1996-1997 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Funder: | KHF / Department for International Development, UK Government |
| Evaluation of training and technical needs of Russian SME Agency Network |
| Project title: | Provision of training in fund management |
| Dates run: | 1996-1997 |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Funder: | Phare |
| Provision of training in fund management and investment appraisal techniques, and provision of an on-line advice line to the Risk Capital Fund of the Czech Republic. An exchange programme was also run to expose the Fund's staff to first hand experience of UK venture capital fund operations. |
| Project title: | Enterprise to Enterprise twinning |
| Dates run: | 1996-1997 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Funder: | Tacis |
| Arrangement of Enterprise to Enterprise twinning between EU and Russian Enterprises. |
| Project title: | Establish Scope for Introduction of Commercially Viable SME Support Service by Feyer Enterprise Agency |
| Dates run: | 1996 |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Funder: | EURADA / Phare |
| Delivery Partners: | Wirthschaftsfordrung Rhein - Erdt GmbH (the RDA for Frechen, Germany) |
| In partnership, GLE established the scope for the introduction of commercially viable SME support services by Feyer Enterprise Agency. |
| Project title: | Feasibility study and establish property invesment fund in Gdansk region |
| Dates run: | 1996 |
| Country: | Poland |
| Funder: | EURADA / Phare |
| A feasibility study, including the establishment of a property investment fund in the Gdansk region in partnership with the Gdansk Regional Development Agency. |
| Project title: | Audit of SME micro credit loan fund |
| Dates run: | 1996 |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Funder: | Phare |
| Project title: | UK financial intermediary for the Phare and Tacis joint venture program (JOP) |
| Dates run: | 1995-2000 |
| Country: | All Phare countries and Russia |
| Funder: | Phare, Tacis, Lome, DG Enterprise |
| GLE was the UK financial intermediary for the Phare and Tacis joint venture programme (JOP) which involved promoting and vetting grant applications to the EU for east-west joint ventures between British companies and those of the Russian Federation and Phare countries. The company also managed another EC programme known as JEV (joint European ventures) which supported partnerships between SMEs within the EU. |
| Project title: | Establishment of a national SME development agency |
| Dates run: | 1995-1997 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Funder : | Phare |
GLE oneLondon established a national SME agency, in partnership with the Minister of Industry, and also developed two regional development agencies (RDAs) and two SME support centres in Russia. |
| Project title: | Assistance to SME management in Bulgaria |
| Dates run: | 1995-1997 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Funder: | Phare |
| The provision of long and short term technical assistance for the design and establishment of a national SME agency, two Regional Development Agencies and two business support centres. |
| Project title: | Audit of Regional Investment Fund, Ostrava |
| Dates run: | 1995 |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Funder: | Phare |
| To assess the quality of the organisation and the investment procedures developed by the Fund, review the investment portfolio and to develop proposals to introduce new finance from commercial sources into the Fund to extend its operations. |
| Project title: | Development of the Russian Agency for the Support of SMEs |
| Dates run: | 1992-1999 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Funder : | UK Governement |
Development of the Russian Agency for the support of SMEs and Russian Association of SMEDAs. Training and business planning were also included for Russia's first SMEDA (the Russian Agency), including training staff, developing training materials, planning, developing international partnerships, and creating a website. |
