Welcome to the SME Forum, an interactive site for the
exchange of information on the small- and medium-enterprise sector in
Latin America. The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and the
Integration and Regional Programs Department
(INT) of the Inter-American
Development bank (IDB) have launched the
SME Forum as part of the Regional Management Training Project.
The
Regional Management Training Project serves to expand
the supply of management training available for the SME sector in Latin
America. Under this initiative, the following six institutions have been
selected to execute demonstration projects that will design and market
training
products, methods, and materials for SME management training. Information
on these institutions is available on our
Projects page.
- Instituto de Altos Estudios Empresariales - Argentina
- Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21 - Argentina
- Fundação Dom Cabral - Brazil
- Universidad Icesi - Colombia
- Instituto de Desarrollo Empresarial Anáhuac, Universidad
Anáhuac - Mexico
- Universidad ORT - Uruguay
The SME Forum is designed to disseminate up-to-date information on the
demonstration projects as well as two workshops (Workshop I and Workshop
II) that were conducted as part of the Regional Management
Training Project.
In addition, the SME Forum seeks to facilitate the exchange of
information on SME management training in Latin America, stimulate
discussion of issues relevant to the SME sector, and provide resources of
value to the SME community internationally. We encourage the
participation of individuals and organizations with an interest in the
development of the SME sector, particularly in Latin America and the
Caribbean. For related resources visit the IDB's Small and Medium
Enterprise site.
The SME Forum was designed and developed by the
Latin American Network Information Center
(LANIC)
at the University of Texas at Austin, the Internet's
premiere gateway for research information on Latin America.
