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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

Nucleus Types

This is a not complete list of some of the Nuclei, which exist at present in Sri Lanka, Algeria, Brazil and other Latin American countries.
Others are in the process of being created or can be created.

Whenever

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entrepreneurs or

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employed enterprise executives

have something in common

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interests

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technology

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markets

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size of the enterprises

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etc. 

they may create a Nucleus.

The main point is to get a balance between

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the homogeneity of the group :
the entrepreneurs' day to day life is rather similar
(positive example: all have between 1 and 10 employees;
negative example: they have between 1 and 100 employees - the first one participates in the production, the second one is only managing)

and

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the heterogeneity of the group :
there must be differences between the entrepreneurs - if all are of the same size, have the same products and apply the same techniques they have nothing to exchange.

a) Sector Nuclei = “Vertical Nuclei”

The participants are from the same sector and offer similar products and services.

b) Topic Nuclei = “Horizontal Nuclei”

The participants are from different sectors, produce different products and services but share common topics, interests and problems.

Topic Nuclei = “Horizontal Nuclei”

·  Commercial Shops in Shopping Centre xyz

·  Electrical Energy Supply(Consuming enterprises)

·  Environment

·  Human Resources

·  Public Market owners of sales outlets)

·  Technology and Quality

·  Total Quality

·  Women

Company Secretaries

Entrepreneurs Wives   (working actively in the   husbands’ enterprise)

– Women Entrepreneurs

·  Young Entrepreneurs

Sector Nuclei = “Vertical Nuclei”  

·  Agriculture
Afforestation
Banana cultivation
Cut Foliage
Farmers / Agribusiness
Garden Maintenance
Mushrooms Production
Ornamental Fish
Pig-breeding
Protected Agriculture

·  Auto

Automobile Electrician

Automobile Workshops

Gas Stations

– Motorbike Workshops

Truck Workshops

·  Building Construction

Architects

Brickworks

Building Contractors

Suppliers of Building   Materials

Construction of   Swimming Pools

Real Estate Agents

·  Business Services

Accounting Offices

Banks

Enterprise Consulting

Environment Consulting

Insurance Brokers

Legal Advisers

Security Companies

 

·  Food
Bakery
Butcheries
Canned Food Product.
Catering
Confectionaries
Food Industries
Grain Grinding
Ice-Cream Parlours
Yogurt Production
Restaurants

·  Beauty Culture

·  Brassware

·  Freight companies

·  Commerce

Textiles and Shoes (sales outlets / retail   stores)

Supermarkets

·  Communication & Advertising

·  Communication & Advertising

·  Data Processing
Hardware
Software

·  Electricians

·  Fire-brigades

·  Florists

·  Foundings

·  Gem & Jewellery

·  Hairdressers

·  Handicraft

·  Handloom Weavers

·  Hotels and Guesthouses

·  Leather Production

·  Light Engineering

·  Lime Production

·  Pharmacies

·  Photo Laboratories

·  Photographers (professional)

·  Plumbers

·  Printing

·  Schools & Academies
Computer Schools
Gymnastic Academies
Language Schools
Private Schools
Sport Academies
Swimming Academies
Vocational Schools

·  Shoe Production

·  Stonemasons

·  Tailoring & Dressmaking

·  Textile Production

·  Toolmaker & Model Builder

·  Tourist Transport

·  Watchmaker

·  Wood
Carpentries
Furniture Industries
Plywood Industries
Saw Mills