Module 4: International best practices for SMEs lending

Course description
The course provides basic introduction on logics and reasons for which bankers and entrepreneurs should have a better reciprocal understanding of their role in the development of the community.
Focalize the importance that local bankers play in a Country, what is done in the world for supporting the general development of SMEs .
How bankers should behave if the want to remain competitive in a changing environment and becoming more helpful to the SMEs, starting form the initial role of SMEs and treating the main skills that are required to undertake the change and the setting up a successful SMEs Lending Unit inside their Banks.
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites for this introductory module
Objectives

The course aims animate a discussion on the role of banking industry in certain market environments and to discuss the importance of knowing essential tools for having a better understanding of why it’s so important that Banks get ready for better supporting SME’s growth. Why bankers have to reinforce their SMEs lending capacities how to better understand the entrepreneur’s skills, how to be successful in managing the SMEs business for the purpose of improvement, growth and business diversification inside a Bank. It also aims at guiding the learners to develop a new business approach towards SMEs by establishing Business Unit totally dedicated to SMEs Lending and which are the professional competences and skills of those which will be assigned to these Units. In the meantime will be helping entrepreneurs in understanding how bankers are used to approach SMEs lending.

Contents
    Present situation of the dialogue between Banks and SMEs
    SMEs position in the global economy
    SMEs role in job creation
    Bankers attitude towards SMEs
    Entrepreneurs attitude toward Banks
    Banks role in growing economies
    Why the necessity to change organizational setup inside Banks
    What Entrepreneurs are demanding and how to better serve them
    Which are the new professional competences and skills needed
    How to setup a SMEs Lending Unit
    What’s the risk of not changing approach towards SME
 
Videolesson List
Lesson n. 1: International best practices for SME lending

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 2: European SME’s policies

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 3: Job creation, the Italian case

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 4: Working method of the corporate manager – part one

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 5: Working method of the corporate manager – part two

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 6: The working method and the corporate relationship

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 7: General concepts concerning the SME’s lending

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 8: Corporate scenarios and strategies of international business development for SME’s – part one

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 9: Corporate scenarios and strategies of international business development for SME’s – part two

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 10: Corporate scenarios and strategies of international business development for SME’s – part three

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 11: Corporate scenarios and strategies of international business development for SME’s – part four

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa

Lesson n. 12: Corporate scenarios and strategies of international business development for SME’s – part five

Flavio Ramella
Esperto in Internazionalizzazione d'Impresa