ILO – SME Strengthening & Business Development Project
DRC – Business Cluster & Market Linkages Project
Berytech – Startup Incubation & Entrepreneurship Coaching
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) – Entrepreneurship Coaching in Africa
MakeSense Lebanon – Social Entrepreneurship Training
CDC served as a certified Business Development Provider (BDP) supporting small and medium enterprises across Lebanon. The project included enterprise diagnostics, business coaching, operational improvement plans, and financial guidance. CDC helped SMEs identify risks, improve management systems, and adapt tqqo economic challenges.
Beneficiaries: 300+ SMEs
Activities: Diagnostic assessments, business plans, cost analysis, cashflow tools, market analysis.
CDC conducted sector-based cluster mapping focusing on agro-food, dairy, handicrafts, and rural products. The project improved collaboration between producers, supported cooperatives, and developed shared market-access strategies.
Beneficiaries: 50+ cooperatives & producers
Activities: Cluster mapping, SWOT, cooperative training, market connections.
CDC acted as a mentor and trainer for startup founders within incubation programs. CDC supported ideation, business modeling, MVP development, pitching techniques, and investment readiness.
Beneficiaries: 120+ entrepreneurs
Activities: Bootcamps, pitch preparation, financial modeling, market validation.
CDC provided coaching to the top finalists in Africa’s largest entrepreneurship competition. Services included growth strategy, impact modelling, and operational scalability. CDC also delivered a keynote speech at the Innovation Summit in Cape Town.
Beneficiaries: 10 African startups
Activities: Strategic planning, investment preparation, business growth coaching.
CDC trained youth-led ventures on social innovation, impact measurement, monetization strategies, and venture sustainability.
Beneficiaries: 200+ founders
Activities: Impact modeling, value proposition, business roadmap design.
People in Need (PIN) – Livelihoods Support Program
MADA Association – Household Business Support
Utopia NGO – Youth Income-Generation Programs
GAME Lebanon – Employability & Youth Skills Development
CDC delivered tailored livelihood coaching to vulnerable families, youth, and women affected by economic hardship. Support included income planning, job readiness, small-project development, and financial literacy.
Beneficiaries: 400+ individuals
Activities: Career coaching, business counseling, grants follow-up.
CDC provided structured coaching for home-based producers including women, farmers, and small shops. The goal was to help families build sustainable income through improved products, packaging, pricing, and market positioning.
Beneficiaries: 200+ households
Activities: Business restructuring, feasibility studies, cost reduction strategies.
CDC trained youth on entrepreneurship basics, digital income tools, market opportunities, and early-stage business planning.
Beneficiaries: 150+ youth
Activities: Bootcamps, market mapping, skills building.
CDC delivered trainings on entrepreneurship, leadership, teamwork, and project design for teenagers and young adults.
Beneficiaries: 300+ youth
Activities: Community-based entrepreneurship, life skills workshops.
ABAAD – Women Economic Empowerment Program
Women-Led Cooperatives Strengthening Program
Food Production & Agro-Food Training for Rural Women
CDC supported women affected by GBV through business training, psychosocial-sensitive entrepreneurship tools, and income-generation planning.
Beneficiaries: 300+ women
Activities: Business ideation, pricing strategies, home-based business development.
CDC worked with several cooperatives in North Lebanon and the Bekaa in sectors such as dairy, mouneh, beekeeping, and food processing. Activities included technical training, quality assurance, packaging, labeling, and market access support.
Beneficiaries: 25+ cooperatives
Activities: Operational manuals, GMP training, cooperative governance, costing.
CDC trained rural women on safe food production, storage, hygiene standards, and marketable product development.
Beneficiaries: 200+ home-based producers
Activities: HACCP basics, recipe standardization, branding.
ABAAD – Women Economic Empowerment Program
Farmers Business Coaching Program
Agro-Food Product Development Support
CDC conducted research, market analysis, and field assessments for agricultural sectors including vegetables, fruits, dairy, beekeeping, and composting.
Beneficiaries: Agricultural NGOs & cooperatives
Activities: Market gaps analysis, value chain bottlenecks, pricing, demand trends.
CDC provided business coaching to farmers on production planning, pricing, marketing, and cost management to improve profitability and sustainability.
Beneficiaries: 150+ farmers
Activities: Farm business plans, crop cost sheets, market strategies.
CDC assisted rural producers in developing new food products, improving quality, reducing waste, and enhancing packaging for market competitiveness.
Beneficiaries: 80+ producers
Activities: Product testing, branding support, shelf-life basics.
University Entrepreneurship Bootcamps
Skills for Youth Employment — Various NGOs
Innovation & Design Thinking Workshops
CDC delivered specialized workshops for university students on business modeling, pitching, digital marketing, and financial planning.
Beneficiaries: 1,000+ students
Activities: Business model creation, digital skills, startup validation.
CDC trained youth in communication skills, CV writing, interview preparation, freelancing, and digital work.
Beneficiaries: 500+ youth
Activities: Soft skills, job readiness, career pathways.
CDC implemented problem-solving and design-thinking trainings for youth to build innovative project ideas responding to community needs.
Beneficiaries: 200 youth
Activities: Ideation labs, prototype development, group challenges.
Market Studies & Feasibility Reports
Project Design for NGOs
Project Monitoring & Evaluation Support