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AFRICALiberia Sibley begins work on a GBTI II task order to conduct an evaluation in Liberia for the Government and Economic Management Assistance (GEMAP) program. GEMAP is a multilateral program that has worked since 2005 to improve governance, enhance transparency and accountability, and lay a solid foundation for a sustainable peace in Liberia. Participants in the GEMAP agreement include the Government of Liberia, USAID, the IMF, the World Bank, the United Nations, and the European Union, among others. Sibley's evaluation focuses on assessing three USAID-led GEMAP initiatives implemented by International Business Initiatives, Segura, and TRAWOCO. Nigeria Sibley International is performing an evaluation of USAID's $52 million Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS) project being implemented by Chemonics International. MARKETS aims to increase Nigeria's agribusiness competitiveness and food security by providing services and leveraging resources to address value chain constraints and deliver products to market more effectively. Senegal The Sibley Team in collaboration with IOS Partners provided support to the USAID/Senegal Economic Growth Office in 2008-2009 by conducting a midterm evaluation of its economic growth program managed by International Resources Group (IRG). The team provided technical expertise and management in areas related to accelerated growth, increased competitiveness, and trade. Sibley managed the assessment and the production of the final report, which assessed IRG’s performance in 3 areas: Business Development Services, Public Private Partnerships, and Policy Reforms. Ghana In 2008, Sibley provided experts to USAID to evaluate the economic growth program in Ghana and its impact on increasing global competitiveness. The assessment included an in-depth look at the Trade and Investment Program for a Competitive Export Economy (TIPCEE) program, which aimed to increase exports in the horticulture and food crops sectors by facilitating improvements in the business enabling environment. The assessment also evaluated the mission’s economic growth program. Morocco As part of USAIDs New Enterprise Development project, Sibley International explored ways of opening up private sector opportunities to the general population in Morocco and established an educational resource for SME development through franchising. Sibley identified existing Moroccan businesses with the potential and the resources to be packaged as franchises as well as potential Moroccan licensees with interest in contracting with American or South African franchisors. We also designed and implemented a franchising training program and one-day workshop for Moroccan businessmen and designed a curriculum for a follow-up training program. Morocco Sibley International, in cooperation with Intelecon Research, completed a comprehensive project to design innovative strategies to deliver phone services to widely dispersed rural communities and create small business opportunities for entrepreneurs in these areas. The Rural Satellite Telecommunications and Distribution Study was for a major international telecommunications client planning to enter 15 emerging markets over two years. The project objectives were to analyze foreseeable roll-out methodologies for rural and remote telecommunications services, as well as to conduct a financial/commercial (business case) analysis, including each user group addressed, from which to make an informed, financially-based decision regarding which rural/remote roll-out scheme was best suited for the client's semi-fixed market The business case analysis helped to guide the client's investments, and also examined the viability of a franchise or licensed-based distribution network involving a large number of locally-owned small businesses. Studies were conducted for large, diverse markets in Brazil and Russia. South Africa USAID South Africa succeeded in creating several hundred SME opportunities for formerly disadvantaged black entrepreneurs through a franchise development program managed by Sibley. Through standardization in training and operating systems, these firms upgraded financial controls, staff training, and marketing practices. Pilot programs operated in a range of sectors, including telecommunications, personal services, automotive services, construction, and entertainment firms. The project established over 200 franchise businesses and trained hundreds of local small entrepreneurs in all aspects of franchise development including contracting, operations, training, expansion, marketing, franchisee relations and accounting. |
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