Business Training for Clients
Dialogue on Business
ACCION Dialogue on Business, developed by ACCION International, is an award-winning business training model developed for adult learning based on the knowledge and experience of participants. It uses interactive games and role-playing to solve real-life business challenges. Because the workshops are participatory and reality based – rather than textbook cases – ACCION Dialogue on Business is especially engaging for people with little formal education who may not learn effectively in a traditional classroom setting.
ACCION Dialogue on Business was started in 1999 and to date has trained more than 700,000 business owners in Latin America, 60 percent of whom are women, and is now expanding into India. In addition to our partner microfinance institutions, ACCION has licensed 51 organizations as varied as NGOs, banks, chambers of commerce, city governments and universities to offer the courses. ACCION Dialogue on Business is licensed to partners for a period of three years, and each licensee sets course fees independently.
ACCION’s Business Development Services (BDS) network is available to facilitate information sharing and communication between providers. Now, facilitators and licensed organizations have one comprehensive source for exchange and networking with their colleagues: www.dialogodegestiones.org
Recent Developments
Dialogue on Business continues the roll-out process in India, having recently formed an exciting new partnership with Muthoot FinCorp of Kerala. Together, a program was launched to train 20,000 women entrepreneurs in nine business modules in three Indian states – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala – in 2010. The first nine entrepreneurial modules have been translated into Kannada, the local language of Karnataka. Other versions have been translated into Hindi (North), Tamil (South), Marathi and now Malayalam. Fifteen Master Facilitators have been trained using ACCION methodology, most of whom speak the local languages.
Case Studies on Women Entrepreneurs - Clients of Dialogue on Business
Bharathi, owner of tailoring business and phone booth
Overview of an ACCION Dialogue on Business License
A training includes:
- The use of materials developed for the 53 modules
- Assistance in the selection and the training of facilitators
- Assistance in marketing the Dialogue on Business program to entrepreneurs
- Support from ACCION in the business planning and evaluation of the program
- Monitoring visits from ACCION Dialogue on Business staff
- E-learning for facilitators
Program Features
- The program is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese as well as three local Indian languages - Hindi, Tamil, and now Marathi
- It is a scalable model
- The entrepreneur invests little time and money
- Each course lasts an average of five hours and is adapted to the entrepreneur's time and availability
- Each course includes an immediate plan of action for entrepreneurs of what has been learned
- Entrepreneurs have fun while learning through puzzles, games, exercises and videos
- It has a standardized quality: all facilitators are certified by ACCION
Courses Offered
- Self Management for Women
- Leadership
- The Entrepreneur and Management
- The Feasibility of My Business
- From the Idea to the Business
- Communication and Promotion
- Cash Management
- Savings and Investment
- Debt
Contact Us
For more details on the program, please contact us at the following addresses:
Email: Dr. Usha Gopinath, Director - Client Education Programs, ugopinath@accion.org
Mail: ACCION India, No. 9/3, Kaiser-E-Hind, 2nd Floor, Richmond Road, Bangalore - 560 025 India
Tel: +91-80-41120008
Fax: +91-80-41120009
Website: www.dialogodegestiones.org
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