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Challenge info Business in Development Challenge Argentina, BiD Challenge Philippines, BiD Challenge Uganda 2008, BiD Challenge Kenya 2008, BiD Challenge Ecuador, BiD Challenge Bolivia 2008, Believe- Begin- Become 2008: Tanzania’s National Business Plan Competition

Share your expertise!

Become a coach or expert for the BiD Network

Create positive change! Support a BiD Challenge entrepreneur with your insight and expertise.

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With 9 business plan competitions rolled out through 2008, over 200 high potential entrepreneurs will need assistance to improve and enhance their business plans. You can make a difference. Share your knowledge and expertise!

Become a Coach

  • A coach contributes on average 20 hours during a 3 month period.
  • A coach can choose when to start coaching (the start of the 3 month period is flexible).
  • A coach selects an entrepreneur who needs their expertise online.

A coach assists an entrepreneur with writing a complete business plan. Coaches work on a volunteer basis. A coach is affiliated to a partner of the BiD Network or to a National partner and is accredited by the BiD Network.

A coach has:

  • the ability to be a motivator, sparring partner or gateway to knowledge and expertise for the entrepreneur;
  • knowledge of business development, financial planning or marketing and sales;
  • proven affinity with development issues and developing countries;
  • a personal or professional interest in small business development (SME) in developing countries.
  • is affiliated with or referred to the BiD Network by a partner of the BiD Network or one of the BiD Challenges.

Become an Expert

  • An expert contributes on average 6 hours per year to the BiD Network.

An expert provides the BiD Network with second opinions during business plan assessment, making use of specific and/or in-depth expertise that the BiD Network staff does not have. They can also provide expertise to other coaches. Experts are accredited by the BiD Network. Coaches can find experts via the coach matching environment on the BiD Network.

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