Government of Lesotho

Private Sector Competitiveness Project

Registration of Service Providers

Background
The Government of Lesotho has requested the World Bank [IDA] to finance a Private Sector Competitiveness (PSC) Project. The key objective of the project is to facilitate increased participation of the private sector in the economy by creating conditions for improving its productivity and competitiveness. This goal will be achieved by improving the business environment and reducing the costs of doing business; strengthening the linkages and integration of the Lesotho economy with the regional economy, especially with South Africa; strengthening support for technical and business management skills thereby improving productivity at the firm level, and improving access to finance for MSMEs.

The private sector in Lesotho faces serious constraints holding back its ability to grow. Garment factories, owned by East Asian interests, and exporting to the USA, dominate the private sector. However, there are few linkages to the rest of the private sector, and thus little diffusion of managerial and technical know-how or skills, despite the fact that some of these factories have been in Lesotho for nearly two decades.

The constraints to growth are well documented, and there have been several studies of late that have helped to determine their exact nature and scope. Enterprise skills are weak, as is institutional support to the private sector. The representative organizations such as chambers and associations are small and have very limited capacity to assist their members. The situation is made worse by fragmentation. Private firms are also adversely affected by the high HIV infection rate in Lesotho.


Interested Service Providers who specialize in the following list of services should register with the office of Private Sector Competitiveness (PSC) Project at the address below. The registration form should be accompanied by company profiles with CVs of key staff.


Services
Accounting
Bookkeeping
Business Plan
Business feasibility
Business Administration
Preparation of budgets
Setting up of a debtors system
Setting up of a creditors system
Setting up of stock control system
Job or Process Costing
Cash flow management system
Operations and procedures manual
Payroll system
Human Resource Policy and System
Due Diligence
Complete Quality Management System
Skills Audit
Designing of promotional materials
Development of business strategy
Business Improvement Plan
Turnaround Plan
Growth Plan
Productivity Improvement Plan
Lease Agreement
Sales Agreement
Purchase Agreement
Joint Venture Agreements
Marketing Plan
Shareholders Agreements
Market Research Plan
Target Market Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Customer Service Plan
Company Registration
Sales Plan
Fund Raising
Business Skills
Training
Productivity Measurements and Monitoring Training
Coaching and Mentoring
Profiling of positions
Staff Recruitment
Development of Work Plans
Marketing Linkages
Counseling
HIV/Aids Testing

Works
Building maintenance/rehabilitation
Partitioning
Plumbing
Electrical installation/wiring
Flooring
Ceiling installation


Goods
Stationery
Office Equipment
Office Furniture
Irrigation Equipment
Sewing Machinery and Equipment



The Project Manager
Private Sector Competitiveness Project
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing
4th Floor LNDC Centre
P.O. Box 747
Maseru 100, Lesotho
Tel: (+266) 22315100
Fax: (+266) 22315099

E-mail: cmokuku@psc.org.ls