{"id":1442,"date":"2022-02-02T06:22:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T05:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/braveadmin"},"modified":"2022-08-15T19:10:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:10:46","slug":"lead-firms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bravewomenng.com\/project\/lead-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><strong>Lead Firms<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Lead firms are <strong>well-established<\/strong> formal businesses that would be potential clients for private-sector financial services. They can impact many MSMEs, including producers and other lead firms, by setting industry trends. They will have strong demand for the products\/services and good competitors in their end markets.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">BRAVE Women Program seeks to support vital value chains in the targeted sectors of component 2 and upgrade the chain performance, impacting on much more women-led\/owned SMEs, both formal and informal. The program will be working with a limited number of around 20-30 lead firms. Each lead firm will be supported with a We-Fi grant of up to US $50,000, of which a portion will be directly utilized to helping other women chain actors as set out in the project.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Below is the summary of the criteria for qualification of value chain lead firms:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">The Lead Firms have commercial linkages with a large number of MSMEs, including women-led\/owned as either a buyer or supplier of products and services,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">The Lead Firms have sufficient financial strength to make investments or dedicate resources to business operations that will result in improved and\/or expanded relations with MSMEs, including women-led\/owned,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">The Lead Firms are willing to make investments in improved or expanded relations with MSMEs, including women-led\/owned that may only show results over a more extended period, and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">The Lead Firms have the potential to influence other lead firms and actors in the value chain.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">The grant will be used for:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Functional upgrading &#8211; helping the lead firm(s) support actors identify which activities to focus on and assist in outsourcing activities. Functional upgrading may also support chain actors acquire new functions.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Product upgrading &#8211; the introduction of new products or improvements of existing products, which may be through introducing technologies that improve the quality of products and product differentiation.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Process upgrading &#8211; improving the efficiency of existing production processes, for example, through reducing costs or increasing the speed of production or delivery.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead Firms Lead firms are well-established formal businesses that would be potential clients for private-sector financial services. 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