Sunday, 3 May 2015

How Organizations Carry Out Diaspora Support Services For Kenyans

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.

Over the years, some organization and government have come up with ways to help descendants in channel their fund to the country of origin for investment purposes. Some of the organizations are private; others funded not forgetting the government. Some of these organizations work alone while others have gone into partnership. Below are some of the ways they help entrepreneurs living in other countries.

The government has created opportunities that will encourage members to invest. This is through organizing meetings for professional, citizens and leaders with an aim of coming up with how they will work towards the same goal. Private organizations are also part of the program. Some are join the governments while others prefer to do it on their own. During the meetings, people discuss the most vibrant sectors and how to capitalize on them. These meetings are important, as they are the first step to encouraging member to channel their funds in their native countries.

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.

Organizations support the descendant of a country by providing training. They equip those interested with the necessary skills required to set up and run a business. Experts in all types of business offer their input that will help the members. They provide expert knowledge about the opportunities available and explain what it takes to succeed. They also teach members on how to finance the businesses.

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.

The other form of funding is receiving funds from angel investors. These companies provide seed capital to those who have businesses in most vibrant sectors of the economy. Once you sign a contract with them, they release funds to you and guide you as your business grows. They prefer you repay them after the business makes substantial profit.

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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