TradeNet
“market information on your mobile”
Located in 12 countries in Africa & Asia, TradeNet is a media channel that allows anyone anywhere to affordably share market information via mobiles.
By tracking activities and profiles, the service becomes a crucial profiling and business monitoring tool, as well as an advertising medium.
3 Core Characteristics:
- Market Intelligence
- Business Monitoring
- Profiles & Advertising
Visit the TradeNet blog for profiles of brokers, farmers, traders, and developers: www.tradenetvoices.blogspot.com
IFC SME toolkit
“Technology Solutions for Small Businesses in Emerging Markets”
The SME Toolkit uses the latest information and communication technologies to help small and medium enterprises in emerging markets learn sustainable business management practices.
The SME Toolkit consists of four major components:
▪ An easy-to-use Web and CD-ROM interface that allows users to search or browse to locate the content they need;
▪ A large set of best-of-breed small business content: the number of tools, business forms, news items, and how-to articles on sites exceeds 40,000 cumulatively. The articles cover the following in-demand areas of business management: Accounting & Finance, International Business, Marketing & Sales, Human Resources, Legal & Insurance, Operations, and Technology.
▪ Content management tool that allows partners to manage the Web site locally;
▪ A business training curriculum for business development service providers and SMEs.
