A coach supports the Round 2 BiD entrepreneur to write a complete business plan. At the end of Round 2 (June 20, 2006), the entrepreneur should be able to approach potential financiers with the plan, such as SME funds, partner organisations, banks and VC's.

A coach is a sparring partner; gateway to knowledge, expertise and network. Coaches test the feasibility of the business plan and may read and review the business plan.

Read some personal stories from KPMG coaches of the first BiD Challenge in 2005.

Coach's profile

Coaches are professionals and experts that have:

• expertise that they want to employ to coach entrepreneurs with the writing of a complete and bankable business plan
• dealt with business and SME development
• dealt with developing issues
• have generic skills that are valuable for a starting entrepreneur

How do we match a participant to a coach?

We match participants with coaches on the basis of:

1. sector and target country of a plan and sector and country expertise of a coach
2. the expertise needed by a participant and the expertise the coach can offer

Workload

Between April 20 and June 20, 2006: 12 to 16 hours (or more up to the discretion of the coach)

All coaches will need to sign a confidentiality agreement before they get access to the business plans

What's in it for you as a coach?

• A direct and constructive way to contribute to poverty reduction
• Sharing your expertise for private sector development
• Contact with business that match your interest
• Access to a big network on private sector development
• Reflection on ones own work environment

What do you need to do?

• Sign up here
• Register for the BiD Network and complete your personal profile (sector and country expertise)
• Add your CV to your personal profile (this document does not need to *be visible to the BiD Network, you can set the visibility)