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The Nucleus Approach

Introduction

Nucleus and SME statistics

Statements of chambers and SMEs

Impact: What changed? Interview with Jordi Castan

Sustainability

Legal property of the Nucleus Approach

Nucleus

Definition

Types of Nuclei

Manual for the Nucleus

The start

9 criteria for the selection of a sector

How to kill a Nucleus

Chambers and Associations

Lobby and Public Private Dialogue

Benchmarking of chambers

Last update: 08.12.11

Dissemination of the Nucleus Approach since 1991

Country Institution Start Data per Chambers Nuclei Nucleus Members
4 Latin American countries
(total)

AL INVEST IV
CAINCO - SEQUA - UE and others

2009 03/11 17 249 3.359


- Bolivia

Cochabamba
Santa Cruz
2009 03/11 5 85 1.211



- Columbia

Cartagena Bucaramanga
Bogota
2009 03/11 5 62 796


- Ecuador

Quito and others 2009 03/11 4 45 539


- Perú

Perucamaras
Lima
2009 03/11 3 57 813

Algeria
AAPOP
GIZ / SEQUA
2007 12/08 12 148 ca. 1.200
Argentina CeCEC
Córdoba / IHK Stuttgart / SEQUA
1999 05/09 1 2 ca. 15

Bangladesh
TMA / bfz 2008        

Brazil
CACB 1991 06/06 590 2,341 34,538
  FIEPE - bfz 2004 12/08   32 481
Central America COOPARMEX
Mexiko / bfz
2008 12/10 4 35 404


- El Salvador

CCIES 2009 12/08 1 16 156


- Guatemala

CIG 2009 12/10 1 5 43


- Honduras

CCICH
CCIT
2008 12/08 1
1
4
10
42
163

Chile
SERCOTEC
Empreender Int - CACB

2008

       

Colombia
ACOPI
Bogota / Empreender Int - CACB

2008

11/08 2    

Mozambique
ACIANA - Nampula
bfz / SEQUA
2006 12/08 1 13 250
  APSP - Beira
GIZ / bfz
2006 12/08 3 4 60

Pakistan
ESPIRE
Textile associations - bfz
2008 09/10 5 6 ca. 30

Filipinas
  2010        

Senegal
PACC-PMF/PMF
GIZ
2011 12/11   60  

Sri Lanka
ESSP - GIZ / NF (1) 2002 03/07 7 151 2,341
  PMSME
GIZ (2)
2005 06/07 5 ca. 130 ca. 2,000

South Africa
??? / Empreender Int - CACB 2008 11/08   14  

Uruguay
Red ProPymes (3) 1999 2003 6 100 1,000
Observations:
(1) : The project ended in 06/2007. Most chambers gave up the Nuclei afterwards.
(2) : The project ended in 06/2008. Present situation unknown.
(3) : Present situation unknown.

Countries in which chambers started Nuclei trained and supported by CACB and SEBRAE, Brasília, Brazil since 2007.

Countries in which chambers, associations and projects applied the Nucleus Approach or elements as follow-up of dissemination activities of the Fundação  Empreender, Joinville, Brazil, in the nineties. We do not know the present situation.

Chile

Colombia

El Salvador

Mexico

Mozambique

South Africa

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Ecuador

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Paraguay

Peru

Kazakhstan