Very Briefly... the bottom line is... We have proven basic business training resources you can use! But it will be useful to have a bit of the background:

Very Briefly ... the bottom line is ...We have proven basic business training resources you can use!

Very Briefly ... the bottom line is ...We have proven basic business training resources you can use!

But it will be useful to have a bit of the background: Assumption: You accept the argument of business as a

sustainable solution to poverty in the Developing World How the resources came about What we have managed to achieve through them How they work (what they look like) Where to get them (for free!)

How it started...How it started... An expo trip to Uganda (Katwe, Jinja, Masaka, Rakkai) Inspired by stories of Kuzuko, Hagar, Bulembu, & wanting

to use ‘scant’ resources of money and time (naively???) Hearing the needs of a range of small business people• Automation / More skilled staff / So I can be richer• Next set of supplies (but my business is successful!!!)• £3000 for a shiny ‘new’ oven with no impact on sales/costs

Asking ‘why?’ and realising that they did not really understand business at all

And that was the ones that were successful!!!

What about the others? Some common ‘misunderstandings’...What about the others? Some common ‘misunderstandings’...

It is okay to spend more than you get back in The customer will wait for me if I’m late Everything my customers pay me is profit I can always borrow more money if I need to I can take as long as I want over the work

Conclusion: They actually needed basic training, and until they got it, we would be throwing good money after bad

There must be some suitable training available over the Web ... Mustn’t there?There must be some suitable training available over the Web ... Mustn’t there?

What little we could find, suffered from one or more of the following... You would have to pay for it (each instance) It was technology based (CD-Rom, on-line, DVD etc) It was based on poor teaching principles (talking heads) It was too complex and involved

Eventually, it dawned, the one option we had hoped to avoid ... we would have to write it ourselves!!!

Are the reasons for poor business practice ‘cultural’?Are we in danger of saying your culture is ‘wrong’?

The factors behind good business are ‘scriptural’!

By using scriptural arguments we gain their commitment, we strengthen the support of the local church

(buildings, cascade, reinforcement), and we can influence how they use their success to help others. We also hope to tap into the ‘labour’ of the Church in the UK to

multiply the effect

Issue?Issue?Stated position:The material we are making freely available has been developed as an outworking of our Christian faith, but it has been written to benefit all those in need, whatever their belief system. We are therefore pleased to work with sincere and caring followers of all faiths or none.The material does not proselytize, but it is written honestly from a perspective that God does exist (rather than the traditional one) We hope that this proven resource will be of some use in your own efforts to push back against the tragic consequences of global poverty, and that, even if you do not share our faith, you will bear with the spiritual reflections within it which, for us as Christians, are an integral part of our insight and understanding.

Step by stepStep by stepStep 1: Write it and test it in the UKStep 2: Send it out to Uganda and get feedbackStep 3: Test it for real with a group of 40Step 4: Develop trainer training materialsStep 5: Train trainers & set them up to train othersStep 6: Try it on a different continentStep 7: Realise potential: acceleration/multiplicationStep 8: Develop a complete self help systemStep 9: ???

Helping them learn the basics...Helping them learn the basics...

Exercise 7: What do I buy?

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What do I mean by ‘better’ in this case?

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A simple self-help guide

With straightforward exercises & examples

Which they discuss in groups

According to a clearly laid out plan

Which ensures results

What does that actually mean? 400 people trained (by them) in one year 220 newly successful businesses The equivalent of at least £2M in Aid

Which ensures results ...

Which ensures results ...

The core of the materials available...The core of the materials available...

Workbook 2 Introduction Close to Customers Clear commitments Reliable delivery Best from staff Managing success Getting better

every day

Workbook 1 Introduction What will my

business be? How will I sell? Planning work Making the money

figures add up What next...

Workbook 0 Introduction Engaging interest Clarifying needs Preparing groups Delivering training Nurturing develop’t Providing support Youth Programmes

For them For them a bit later on For us, &others like us

Start Here

Discussion forum

Comprehensive workbooks & guides:•For you•For them•For them a bit later on

Training plans & visual aids TrainerTraining resources

Publicity posters, leaflets & presentations

Next Steps (Spread it!!!)Next Steps (Spread it!!!)

Some pictures...Some pictures...

Materials / ResourcesMaterials / Resources

The leverage comes from training trainers

But even on 1-to-1, Workbook 1 provides help

All materials (8+ items) are freely available as pdf

www.reconxile.org or www.tbnetworkportal.org

Some printed copies available (£5 to cover costs; but only one copy of each per person) they will also be available through Amazon.co.uk

Or ... download them for free