Introduction
to the SIYB program
The Start and Improve Your Business program
 The SIYB programme has originated in Sweden
What is SIYB?
Objectives
Target groups
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
 has been developed by the International Labour Organization
 comprises a range of material based, short, modular management
training courses for small- and medium scale enterprises
 today is used in more than 90 countries all over the world
Objective
Development objective:
What is SIYB?
Objectives
 To contribute to private sector development, economic
growth and employment creation
Target groups
Immediate objectives:
Portfolio
 To strengthen the capacity of local business development
services organizations to provide cost-effective quality
business start-up and management training courses for
MSME
Local service
providers
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
 As a result of SIYB training, to enable these MSME to
start and grow their own enterprises and to create
employment for others in the process
Intervention strategy
What is SIYB?
Objectives
ILO
Target groups
Portfolio
Local service
providers
trains
PO
PO
PO
Curriculum
Learning materials
train
Service delivery
process
SME
PO
The Program cycle
Marketing
M&E
Training
management
support
Training of
entrepreneurs
Selection of
PO‘s
Training
programme
adaptation
Training of
trainers
Target Groups
Medium-scale
What is SIYB?
EYB
Objectives
Target groups
Enterprises
Small-scale
IYB
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Micro-scale
GYB
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
SYB
IGA’s
Training Modules
Small business development stage
What is SIYB?
Expand
EYB
Objectives
Target groups
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Curriculum
Consolidate
IYB
Start
SYB
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
Prepare
GYB
Time
Service Providers
Objectives
Target groups
EYB
providers
Small-E
Portfolio
GYB,SYB
and IYB
providers
Local service
providers
Micro- E
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
Advanced
Average
TRAINING CAPACITY
Basic
TARGET GROUP FOCUS
Medium-E
What is SIYB?
Curriculum
What is SIYB?
How to develop a business growth plan
Objectives
Target groups
How to set up a basic business management system
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Curriculum
How to write a simple business plan
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
How to generate a feasible business idea
The SIYB training manuals
What is SIYB?
Objectives
Target groups
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
 help SIYB trainers to clearly structure the learning process
 provide the clients with background information on each of the
strategy tools introduced during the training sessions
 contain examples and case studies of how other entrepreneurs
have managed to start and grow their businesses
 serve as a guideline and source of reference for the client to apply
their newly acquired knowledge after training together with the
SIYB trainers
What is SIYB?
The SIYB Business Games
Objectives
 allow the trainer to illustrate the key learning points in a
participatory and action-oriented training approach
Target groups
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
 provide the platform for clients to run their own virtual businesses
during the training course, to apply the theory of learning in practice
and to experience first hand the impact of their management
decisions
Reasons to choose SIYB
Quality training with
proven impact
What is SIYB?
Objectives
Target groups
Portfolio
Intensive
follow-up
after training
Local service
providers
Curriculum
Learning materials
Service delivery
process
Wellorganized
M&E system
Low-cost
training
Modular set-up of
the course
High
customer
satisfaction
Short duration of
training
Material-based
training
What is SIYB?
The steps of the SIYB
training cycle
Objectives
Target groups
Portfolio
Local service
providers
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Service delivery
process
Selection
Customers
Curriculum
Learning materials
Marketing
Follow-up
Training
Training Needs
Analysis
SIYB Service Delivery process
Buyers
Suppliers
Other support services
Referral
services
Training
Training
Training
Follow-up
Follow-up
Follow-up
Selection
Credit providers
Final
evaluation
& TNA
Continuous quality assurance
Feed results into the design of the next training cycle
How does your
organization benefit?
What is SIYB?
Objectives
SIYB is an excellent instrument to
Target groups
Portfolio
 achieve your institutional mandate for
- enterprise development
- poverty alleviation through employment generation
Local service
providers
Curriculum
 provide maximum return on your investment in training
Learning materials
 increase your image and reputation
Service delivery
process
 for credit societies and banks
-
increase the loan recovery
create higher sales and income