This report is a presentation of general principles that can be useful to enterprise development organizations (EDOs) who are trying to take on a more market development (sustainable) approach to enterprise development. The principles can be applied to economic development projects that target small, medium or large enterprises. The principles include:

• Develop a positive attitude towards the private sector
• Impact through indirect interventions
• Avoid market distortions
• Revisit the role of middlemen
• Promote smart subsidies
• Poverty alleviation through small/medium firms
• Tread lightly in market relationships
• Taking a market instead of group focus

Download the complete report using the link below. For those interested in Value Chain and Market approaches in enterprise development, AFE is hosting a 5-day workshop in Thailand devoted to the topic in September 2009. Please see AFE’s site for additional upcoming trainings.