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SME Development

Growth Entrepreneurship

There are numerous approaches to economic development being employed today around the world. Few emphasize the critical role of the growth entrepreneur in fostering economic expansion progress and job creation. Growth entrepreneurs with existing companies that demonstrate competitive advantage and a willingness and ability to grow are an overlooked and underserved market in the international development arena.

Various studies have indicated that the vast majority of new businesses die within their first four years of operation. Growth entrepreneurs, having survived the traps and cleared the obstacles that others have not, represent the best hope for stimulating economic growth and job creation in developing economies.

The Beyster Institute, backed by years of research and field experience, has developed an intimate understanding of these catalyst entrepreneurs and their role in development. TheInstitute assists this promising group of firms with the right mixture of technical assistance, know-how, networking and market linkages to help these entrepreneurs expand their companies, spur economic growth, generate employment, raise income levels and alleviate poverty in the developing world.

Simply put, the Beyster Institute specializes in finding growth entrepreneurs, identifying their needs and networking them with the resources that they need to grow and prosper. Below are the key service areas designed to help entrepreneurs expand their companies.

 

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