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Yo Emprendo Semilla

Basic Information

Country
Geographic area
Latin America & Caribbean
Institutions and agencies involved
Chile - Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia, MDS (Ministry of Social Development and Family), Chile - Fondo de Solidaridad e Inversión Social, FOSIS (Solidarity and Social Investment Fund), Chile - Gobierno Profile
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. . Accessed 03 September 2021.
Programme type
Population group
Working age group

Programme Details

Programme objectives

Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Programme for Support to micro-entrepreneurship) of the FOSIS consists on a subsidy to start an entrepreneurship or develop a self-employment job. This programme, through courses and workshop, brings a training for developing entrepreneurship skills; learning to trade products and manage a micro-entreprise. Moreover, each participant is supported individually according to his/her capacities, skills and interests for implementing an entrepreneurship and receive a financial support of CLP$300.000 called "Seed Capital" aimed to buy materials or supplies needed to start the activity. The programme provides its services for a limit of 9 months. Currently, the programme guarantees the access of the Security and Opportunities Subsystem's participants.

References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Programme components
i) Training courses; ii) Seed Capital
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Start date
2002
Previous programme name (if any)
Microenterprise Support Programme, Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento, PAME
Coverage
21.744 people (2016)
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Programme expenditure
USD$ 22,756,534 (2016)
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.

Targeting and eligiblity

Targeting methods
Proxy Means Test
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Targeted areas
Nationwide
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Target groups
Unemployed persons over 18 years with low incomes.
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.

Coverage and other information

Type of benefits
i) Training for developing entrepreneurship skills; learning to trade products and manage a micro-entreprise. ii) Financial support aimed to buy materials or supplies needed to start the activity.
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Amount of benefits
ii) Seed Capital: Ch$ 300.000
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Benefit recipients
Direct beneficiary
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
The programme provides its services for a limit of 9 months.
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
Legal Framework
Law Nº 18.989
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.
MIS
Social Household Registry (Decree 22, 2015) and Integrated Social Information System (SIIS)
References
ECLAC n.d. “Yo Emprendo Semilla (Ex Microenterprise Support Programme -PAME) (Programa de Apoyo al Microemprendimiento)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Labour and Productive Inclusion Programmes Database website. <https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=85>. Accessed 03 September 2021.

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