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Amhara
National Regional State Micro & Small Enterprises Development
Agency P.O.Box:- 1274, Bahir DarTel. 08/20-62-76, 20-62-77/78/79,
Fax:
08/20-62-79
Structure
After
its proclamation ReMSEDA has began its function at the mid of January,
2001 by appointing general manager.
ReMSEDA at regional Level has the following organizational
structure, which have professional and supportive staff.
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Three
line departments; which are training, information &
Consultancy, facilitation
& information
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Two
functional services; planning and programming, finance and
administration.
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Three
one man representative working units; i.e. auditor, attorney,
public officer under the general manger office.
Objectives
of the agency
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To
create an enabling environment for the micro and small enterprises
to be responsible for the operation, growth and progress of
their own enterprises.
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To
co-ordinate and encourage supporting institutions, and facilitate
other conditions by which micro and small enterprises can get the
necessary support and assistance so that they can grow, expand and
play their part to bring about equitable economic growth and
development within the region.
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To
tackle poverty by creating long-term and sustainable job
opportunities, and minimising the number of unemployees.
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To
strength co-operation between micro and small enterprises, and
provide the basis formedium and large scale enterprises.
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To
balance preferential treatment between micro and small enterprises
and bigger enterprises, and promote export.
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To
develop the capacity of creativeness, promote entrepreneurship
idea, and increase the capacity of production in terms of quantity
and quality.
Target
Support Measures and Beneficiaries
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Small
manufactures, which focus on food, textiles, leather, clothing,
metalwork and other crafts.
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Start-ups
and expanding firms with particular emphasis to those owned by
women.
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Small
enterprises, in drought areas
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Agro-business
and small scale farming and fishing
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Small
builders/contractors
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Small
exporters revealing comparative advantage
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Small-scale
tourism industry operators
Stake-holders
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The
responsibility for support and assistance to micro and small
enterprises falls upon a wide range of organizations, associations
and agencies.
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These
include:
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Federal
Micro and Small Enterprises Development Agency
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Trade
and Industry Bureau
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Co-operative
promotion Bureau
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Amhara
Credit and Saving Institution
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Works
and Urban Development Bureau
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Women
Affairs office
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Academic
and Research Institutions
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Business
Associations
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Other
governmental and non-governmental organizatiions.
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