Clustering for Local Economic Development (C.LED) - Analyzing local strengths and building economic development

Specifically, we create structural mechanisms and platforms for businesses, such as clusters to support the joint efforts of its members to boost the access to finance; advocate for the development of necessary infrastructure; enhance access to vocational education and training; promote transfer, adoption and utilization of modern and innovative technologies; more active participation of the clust. [...] Skhiereli has over two decades of experience in public, private, and INGO sectors, as well as 8 years’ experience in SMEs support policies and implementation, business and investment environment improvement, institutional capacity building. [...] His experience includes value chain system management and analysis, desk and field research on investment opportunities of Georgia, business sectoral and sub-sectoral analysis, facilitation of constructive public-private dialogue across key industrial sectors, researching and analyzing private sector companies and SMEs, conducting gap analysis, analyzing institutional capacity, and others. [...] Basilidz3 has wide-ranging experience working on quantitative and qualitative data analysis as a researcher on a variety of policy briefs and research papers such as “Analyses of SME ecosystem and identification of SBFIC interventions aiming at the support of rural finance development in Georgia”, “Leveraging SME Finance through Value Chains in the CAREC Landlocked Economies”. [...] Kapanadze has wide-ranging experience working on quantitative and qualitative data analysis as a researcher and research assistant on a variety of policy briefs and research papers.