Wednesday, April 29, 2015

By Alta Alexander


Entrepreneurs have unique traits. The traits include knowledge of the market, alert to opportunities, innovative and tolerant. Citizens in their home countries have noticed the existence of opportunities but a group of diaspora members is also recognizing opportunities in their home country and investing in them. Expert and policy makers are exploring ideas on how the members in other country can invest. The reason for interest in because they have noticed the money can be used in creating employment and lead to development in the country. Outlined below are ways organizations and government can commit to diaspora support services for Kenyans.

The government and some organizations have come up with ways to support the citizens in other countries invest their money in businesses located in the home country. This is be portraying the country as the best investment place. To achieve success in this project, the government has implemented the following things.

Supporting organizations encourage entrepreneurship by networking. They work towards encouraging direct investment in the country by inviting professionals, members, and local leaders for meetings. They discuss opportunities available and how they can benefit the members. They work by forming public-private partnerships that brings members together while others work towards promoting opportunities and formation of partnerships among business leaders.

To promote the members who are interested in setting up businesses, they offer networking platforms. Networking is communication within a group. The potential entrepreneurs are invited to meeting where they interact and exchange ideas with professional, leaders, and citizens. Such groups offer insight on how people succeed in life. Different members give their own account of how they conduct business with an aim of encouraging those who have not started to do so.

To encourage diaspora members to invest in their homeland, concerned bodies have set free training workshop for them. Training gives one confidence to try something new. Training will help members have the knowledge of how people operate their business. Besides training, they are advised on the most profitable ventures in the country.

To start a business you need equipment, labor, and land or business space among other things. Tall these things require you to spend your money even before you make any sales. Availability of funds will boost the growth of your business. Private and public institutions have partnered with the government to offer funds to those who need them. Their interest rates are low making them the most preferred source of funds.

Venture capitalists also offer support to those interested in investing. Besides providing the much-needed capital, they advise the entrepreneur in the best way to invest the funds. Their aim is to see the business grow exponentially. After success, they can have their money back as they the business is profitable.

The government seems to have made the right move. There are people who have no background in running businesses thus training will help them. The members can know feel safe investing in their native country as they are assured that there are opportunities available.




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