ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to introduce some central issues in private voluntary organization (PVO) activities that are of relevance to the promotion of small enterprise (SE) development and to provide a summary of how voluntary sector projects best promote SE development work. Many early SE projects were infrastructural — involving, for example, the development of power, transportation, and communication facilities, as well as industrial estates. Economic and Entrepreneurial Aspects of Credit. Most small enterprises are financed by the income and profits of owners and the savings of their families, or by borrowing from those who serve as suppliers and dealers. The chapter reviews the implications of credit, extension, and training on SE development. There are examples of PVO SE projects which show unusual sensitivity to the need for simultaneous accounting for a wide range of beneficiary, political, and voluntary sector institutions. Subsequently the role PVOs can play in the promotion and development of small enterprise will be considered more specifically.
