Re: What services could be provided over the internet? : PlaNet

Ariane - PlaNet Bank (mailto:ariane@PLANETBANK.ORG)
Sat, 8 May 1999 17:33:35 +0200

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Date:         Sat, 8 May 1999 17:33:35 +0200
From: Ariane - PlaNet Bank <mailto:ariane@PLANETBANK.ORG>
Subject:      Re: What services could be provided over the internet? : PlaNet
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU

        Dear Sir,

PlaNet Finance is a new international non governmental organisations based on the Internet aiming at promoting microfinance development. We are currently looking for MBA interns that could support us to develop our activities. We are also permanently hiring consultants and volunteers in our networks of Experts.

Please have a look at our Web site : http://www.planetfinance.org and contact me for a more detailed description...

Arnaud

---------------------- Arnaud Ventura PlaNet Finance mailto:aventura@planetbank.org Managing Director tel 33 (0)1 42 66 13 03 fax 33 (0)1 42 66 06 70 http://www.planetfinance.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Technology Transfer in International Development
> [mailto:mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU]On Behalf Of Jerome Katz
> Sent: vendredi 7 mai 1999 21:53
> To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: What services could be provided over the internet?
>
>
> Dear Devel-l participants,
>
> My question today is a simple one. Are there any kind of services that MBA
> students could provide via the Internet to you as consultants with and
> development specialists for SMEs and microbusinesses?
>
> I can imagine creating a service program to provide such assistance for
> free, but I really don't think I know well enough what kind of
> help might be
> useful to you or your clients AND handled via the Internet. I suspect the
> kinds of services are fairly specific (prepare this market study, detail
> requirements for importing, etc.), but I am at a loss to know
> what could help you in your daily work.
>
> The MBA students would likely be a mix of students from the USA
> (around 70%)
> and the rest of
> the world (30%). They will have access to a fairly complete business
> library, and a set
> of faculty with skills in the different business disciplines as
> well as SME
> experience
> in the USA. There would be 2 or 3 faculty with SME consulting
> experience in
> other countries.
>
> When describing the service, if you could include a brief
> description of the
> clients you see using this service, and the kind of work you do,
> it would be
> most helpful in giving me a context for your ideas.
>
> Please feel free to respond to me directly (mailto:katzja@slu.edu) or to
> the list.
> As always, I
> will summarize the responses and feed them back to the list.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Jerry
>
> Jerome (Jerry) Katz, Murray Endowed Professor, Saint Louis
> University, 3674
> Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 USA, mailto:katzja@slu.edu,
> 314-977-3864w,
> 314-275-8721h, 314-275-7513fax, www.slu.edu/eweb
>