Business related organizations and institutions

The Development Assistant Group (DAG) is the Network of the donor community in Ethiopia
comprised of more than 40 member organisations. The DAG Thematic Working Groups also have their own pages on this site. Thematic working groups under others are: Education, Gender equality, Governance, Private Sector Development, Public Finance Management.  http://www.dagethiopia.org/

Business Development Services (BDS) Forum
www.bds-forum.net is a new website edited by Dieter Gagel, freelance consultant, promoting a moderate BDS approach including commercial BDS providers as well as NGOs, self-help-organizations and public providers. The website gives a lot of examples of BDS interventions in industrial clusters, with business start-ups, with Chambers of Commerce, sector-specific BDS interventions and BDS in value chain development. Handbooks on marketing, start your business, import-export, trade fairs, business planning, bookkeeping and cost calculation and capacity building of business associations are available for download. Links to Ghanaian, Tunisian, Ethiopian, Malian, Guinean BDS portals.

Creation of Enterprises through Formation of Entrepreneurs (CEFE)
www.cefe.net  Business creation trainings and learning modules

Business Development Services (BDS) Knowledge www.businessknowledge.com

SEEP Network. Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network www.seepnetwork.org

Hewlett-Packard e-inclusion program www.hp.com/e-inclusion 

Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions (AEMFI) www.aemfiethiopia.org

Ethiopian Export Promotion Agency www.ethioexport.org 

Ethiomarket Business Information www.ethiomarket.com A private business information web site

European Union (EU) Trade Promotion Web Site http://export-help.cec.eu.int/ 

Ethiopian Economic Association www.devinet.org/eea  and  http://eea.ethiopiaonline.net

Business Ethiopia www.business-ethiopia.com

Ethiomarket www.ethiomarket.com

FeMSEDA www.telecom.net.et/~femseda
Website of the Federal Micro and Small Enterprises Development Agency (FeMSEDA)

Addis Chamber of Commerce and Industrie www.addischamber.com
Website of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Website of the Committee of Donor Agencies for Small Enterprises www.ilo.org/employment/sedonors
Case studies and other documents from BDS conferences in Harare, Rio de Janeiro, and Hanoi

Development Information Network on Ethiopia - British Council

www.devinet.org Website of the Development Information Network on Ethiopia

Christian Relief and Development Association

www.crdaethiopia.org Website of the Christian Releif and Development Association

Gateway Africa www.gatewayafrica.com 
Private E-business website is dedicated to the promotion of international trade with Africa. Import-Export transaction facilities, trade services, business directory, country profiles...

SMEnet Vietnam www.smenet.com.vn Website of the Business Development Online Services in Vietnam

Business News

Walta Information Center, Addis Ababa  www.waltainfo.com

Ethiopian News Headlines
www.telecom.net.et/~ena  I  www.ethiolink.com  I  www.indigo-net.com/africa.html

www.allafrica.com  I  www.capitalethiopia.com

Africa-Online  www.africaonline.com

CNN Money www.cnnmoney.com

CNN - Inside Africa www.cnn.com/insideafrica

NewAfrica com www.newafrica.com