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Ethiopian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mustafe Abdisalam has commended the growth of small-scale enterprises in Zimbabwe, saying the explosive growth of the sector is well acknowledged globally. Ambassador Abdisalam said this while officiating at a workshop that is part of a package from the International Labour Organisation known as Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB), meant to equip trainers who train entrepreneurs, with relevant skills with which to operate their diverse businesses.
Delegates drawn from Botswana, Ethiopia, Liberia, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Egypt, Lesotho, Mauritius, Nigeria, Swaziland and Zimbabwe are part of the trainers attending the workshop in Harare, which will run until Friday.
Ambassador Abdisalam said the far-reaching consequences of the entrepreneurial revolution were felt globally because of the implications such small-scale businesses had on large corporations.
“Entrepreneurs continuously create new and also grow existing businesses in unprecedented numbers and with stunning quality and impact on the economy,” said Ambassador Abdisalam.
He said it was important for Government to cater for the needs of people operating small-scale enterprises.
“African Governments and the private sector need to be assisted in providing policy options and better services to start-ups and existing small enterprises in order to support job creation and poverty reduction.
“Sustainable SMEs hold the key to unlocking and fighting the unemployment and poverty gap in many developing economies.”
Ambassador Abdisalam added that upon completion of the Train the Trainer course, the trainers would develop an understanding of the skills and training management requirements for delivering a fully inclusive professional training session.
“Upon completion of the course, trainers should be qualified to conduct the training of the entrepreneur sessions and, the training of end beneficiaries, especially the youth and women with disabilities in vocational training and rehabilitation centres,” he said.
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