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Cooperative & SMME Development in Rural Africa

Build businesses that survive past year 2

Foundational Self-paced, ~1 week 10 lessons English
About this course

Build businesses that survive past year 2

Syllabus

What you'll learn

Foundations of Cooperatives & SMMEs

  • What is a Cooperative vs. SMME? Preview 12 min
  • Why Most Rural Businesses Fail 12 min
  • The Role of Trust & Governance 12 min

Setting Up and Running the Business

  • Identifying a Viable Business Idea 12 min
  • Basic Business Planning 12 min
  • Managing Money & Records 12 min

Markets, Sales & Growth

  • Finding and Keeping Customers 12 min
  • Working with Buyers & Partners 12 min
  • Reinvesting for Growth 12 min

Final Assessment

  • Instructions 12 min
Certificate

Earn a verifiable certificate.

Finish every lesson and pass any quizzes — your ASPG-branded completion certificate is issued automatically to your dashboard.

  • Unique certificate number
  • Downloadable PDF
  • Shareable on LinkedIn