Name of firm

The Danish Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

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Area of activity

Export Education and Business Development

Name of contract

The Export Promotion & Education Programme (EXPEP)

Country (-ies)

Nicaragua

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Name of Client

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Clients address

Asiatisk Plads 2, 1448 Copenhagen K

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Nature of assignment

Training of private sector consultants from organisations and export managers from selected companies. Internationalisation with focus on the EU countries.

This goal is reached by building export skills capacity among Nicaraguan business organisations, public and semi-public institutions and private consultants. The purpose is to secure a continuous improvement of export skills among local companies. The project included 13 companies and 27 trainees from private sector oriented organisations.

Institution building with an export association and 2 universities is also part of the programme.

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Contract role of Håndværksrådet

Main contractor

Sub-contractor

Member of JV

DFSME

Niels Brock (DK), Apen, UCA and UNI (all Nicaragua) + resource people from DK and Nicaragua  

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Amount of total contract, and part undertaken by Candidate or member as sub-contractor or member of a joint venture, Euro

Total contract

Sub-contract

Member share

426.000

DFSME fee 125.000 (40 percent of total fee)

Fee 195.000 (60 percent of total fee)

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Date of award/completion

Number of man months

Start date: 01/09-05

Completion date: 31/12-06

Man months: 10 (DFSME)

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Brief description of services provided

Project development and management, training and coaching of trainees. Capacity building services to business organisations (APEN) and universities (UCA and UNI). Coaching of students in practical export assignments for participating companies.

Follow-up on potential export to Denmark and EU markets.

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For further information contact

Steffen Thomsen + 45 32 63 03 34