Title: Strengthening Enterprises through Business Development Service (BDS) and Quality and Productivity Improvement (KAIZEN)

Testimonials

Focus Area: Economic Growth and Trade | Youth Employment | Skills Development.

Aligned SDGs

Target: Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises across the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar).

Location: Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro, Dar Es Salaam, Dodoma, Singida, Mbeya, and Mwanza.

Duration: 2024 to 2027

Description: The government of Tanzania, through the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT), is implementing a project on “Strengthening Enterprises through Business Development Service (BDS) and Quality and Productivity Improvement (KAIZEN)”. The JICA funds this project.

Project Summary

Overall goal: Nationally based BDS/KAIZEN consulting will enhance the competitiveness of Tanzanian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Project purpose: A sustainable mechanism for adopting BDS/KAIZEN to promote MSMEs by MIIT/TKU, SIDO, CBE, MTID and SMIDA is strengthened with structured evidence.

Outputs:

1. Skilled human resources for providing BDS/KAIZEN consulting are imparted.
2. The provision of BDS/KAIZEN consulting through MIIT/TKU, SIDO, CBE, MTID and SMIDA is improved.
3. The coordination and networking for the awareness promotion of BDS and KAIZEN is enhanced.
4. The recognition by the government and MSMEs of the benefits of the provision of BDS/KAIZEN consulting is improved.