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Small and Medium Enterprise Development

As a small business itself, Alexius takes pride in providing other small and medium enterprises with best img_0983.jpgpractices and practical tools for developing a prosperous and thriving organization.  Because small businesses play such an important role, especially in rural and developing regions, it is important to promote this type of private sector work and growth.  Alexius can provide sector associations and new businesses with marketing strategies, sustainable applications, and management consulting to help them grow.  For businesses wishing to revamp their current business strategies, Alexius can provide ICT training or ICT assessments, in addition to organizational strengthening.  Another venue Alexius pursues is the creation of public/private partnerships and mentoring relationships, where the support created by working together results in a stronger bond within the community and a more successful and sustainable solution.

Projects in which Alexius has worked with SMEs are:

Chamber of Commerce Web Strategy
 
IT Enterprise Incubator
Alexius helped develop an IT incubator for Armenia in order to increase economic development.
Last Mile Initiative
Overview of LMI.
LMI Colombia
Alexius helped expand telecommunications access into rural Colombia, which helps institutionalize democracy and involve people in the nation's economy.
LMI Ecuador
Alexius partnered with USAID to deploy a high speed Internet connectivity through the Credit Union network in order to service rural communities.
LMI Guatemala
In this project, Alexius created the Oportunet brand, under which micro-telcos operate. Through this, rural communities gained access to telecommunications, which then delivered new social and economic opportunities to those communities.
LMI Paraguay
LMI-Paraguay provided internet access to 100 organizations throughout Paraguay, before the private sector brought internet access to them, in order to help them learn how to maximize the community benefits of internet access.
LMI Peru
Alexius and partners deployed one of the first micro-telcos in Peru, giving various organizations internet access. After seeing the vast development potential, the Peruvian government allocated more funds to create more micro-telcos in rural areas.
National Smart Card Retail Payment System
Alexius helped plan and implement a credit/debit card system for Armenia, allowing for increased business transactions and from that increased economic growth.
Sourcio
Alexius helped the incubation and business plan of sourcio.com, an Armenian company working with open source outsourcing and development.
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