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28 Sep

Webinar on Good Practices in non-financial services: Qredits’ e-learning courses for entrepreneurs

Event Webinar

Objective

The webinar highlighted how Qredits’ e-learning courses allow for an innovative, cost-efficient and effective provision of trainings assisting entrepreneurs in building successful businesses. 

The aim of the session was to provide practical insights into the implementation and main features of the e-learning courses offered by Qredits presenting also lessons learned from the adoption of this good practice by other MFIs in Europe. 

Outputs

  • Couldn't join the webinar? Watch the video below

  • Download the presentation from EMN by Nicola Benaglio below

  • Download the presentation from Qredits by Evelyne Oprel (including the promotional videoclip from the e-learning course). 

Good Practices in non-financial services:

Qredits’ e-learning courses for entrepreneurs

EMN webinar

28 September 2016

Webinar contents

• Introduction

 Nicola Benaglio | Policy and Research Officer | EMN n.benaglio@european-microfinance.org

• Qredits’ case study

 Evelyne Oprel | International Relations Manager | Qredits e.oprel@qredits.nl

• Q&A session

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Non-financial services in Europe*

• 58% of the MFIs offer financial & non-

financial products and services

• 205,943 clients reached in 2015

• Main non-financial products and services

offered by MFIs: BDS, financial education

and mentoring

• Separating costs

• Sustainability

* Preliminary data of EMN & MFC members Survey Report 2014/2015: 149 MFIs

in 22 countries

BDS

What are the main challenges in Europe*?

• Raising the profile

• Improving the quality of the BDS

• Separating costs

• Sustainability of BDS

* Business Development Services and Microfinance in Europe, EMN Policy Note 2011 and Microfinance in Europe

thanks!

Nicola Benaglio

EMN Policy and Research Officer

n.benaglio@european-microfinance.org

European Microfinance Network aisbl

10 rue de l’Industrie

1000 Brussels – Belgium

Tel: +32 2 893 24 51

www.european-microfinance.org

Good practices in non-financial services: Qredits e-learning courses Evelyne Oprel, International Rel. Manager Sept 28, 2016

Qredits organization Founded 2009, non-profit org. Largest alternative financier in the Netherlands

56 employees assigned to:

Credit facility & Support staff (36) Mentoring department (3) Regional Loan officers (17)

Qredits-coach:

Volunteer organization with 650 mentors.

Pilot Bonaire – Caribbean Netherlands

Provide financing and mentoring for starting / existing entrepreneurs that have a viable business plan yet are unable to obtain financing through regular channels.

Mission statement

Mentoring Before or after start-up With or without a loan

Microcredit / SME loan Microcredit up to €50.000 SME loans from €50.000 - €250.000

Online tools Online business development tools

What do we offer?

Solid Business Plan #1 priority

Qredits resources to assist entrepreneurs start of manage their business

Templates:

Free Business plan & Financial plan templates

E-learning:

Write a business plan through assignments, tips from experts, advice from loan officers and other entrepreneurs.

Mentoring

Mentor assistance in writing a business plan

Online tools

Online tools for entrepreneurs:

• Entrepreneurial competency test • Business Plan template (100 downloads a day) • Financial Plan template • E-learning courses (average of 15 sold a week)

E-learnings:

• How to write a business plan • How to write a sales plan • Credit management • Microfinance mentoring • Be your own Boss Currently used in 20 vocational & bachelor-level schools in the Netherlands

English, Italian, Papiamentu and Spanish version available : • How to write a business plan

End result: down-loadable plans

Go to e-learning

Show chapter 4 - market

- Page 4 – questionnaire

- Page 6 – competition assigment - Work on business plan

Show chapter 5 - figures

- Page 2 – video about fin. plan

Go to ‘home’ – The plan

Discuss webinar talking points 2 & 3

Lessons learned From implementations - PerMicroLab (Italy) - Orange Grove (Greece) - Qredits Bonaire (Netherlands Caribbean)

• Business plans contain roughly the

same components across countries • Adaptations are needed though;

• Regulations • Taxes • Legal forms • Links to local organizations (like

chamber of commerce) • Nice to have: include local examples • Low start-up costs • Implementation time; 3 months

(including translations)

For more information; contact Vincent Stulen or Evelyne Oprel

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