Our members

• Languages : English, Tamil, Singalese
• Country of experience : Gambia, Malawi, Nigeria
• Master-Coach since 2017
• Specific experience with GTA Loop, SE Loop, Start-up Loop, Anchoring of SME Loop, M&E system, Certification system, creation of SME Loop Association.
• Based in the United Kingdom

Experienced private sector development consultant with 25+ years in SME
training, start-up support, and project management. As Chairperson of the International SME Loop Association and SME Loop Master Coach, I specialize in capacity building, energy efficiency, and climate resilience, empowering SMEs globally to thrive in competitive markets.

• Languages : English, German
• Country of experience : Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Kenya
• Master-Coach since 2017
• Specific experience with GTA Loop, SE Loop, Anchoring of SME Loop, M&E system.
• Based in Germany

Experienced Master Coach and Int. SME Loop Master Coach, with strong facilitation skills and experience in Organizational Development, Economy for the Common Good, Starting Businesses, App. Design, Design Thinking, Business Modelling (BMC, EBC), Food Innovations. My focus is on working with the people available, enhancing their opportunities to reach their objectives.

• Languages : French, English
• Master-Coach since 2017
• Country of experience : Benin, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
• Specific experience with creation of SME national Association, anchoring, GTA Loop, SE Loop, Start-up Loop, E-Loop, certification, M&E System.
• Based in Benin

From 2015 until today, I have supported the introduction and implementation of SME Loop, Startup Loop by several projects in Benin, Togo, Niger, Mali, etc. Having been in charge of the Regional Competence Center, I have contributed to the training of over 700 people (coaches, SME Loop managers).

• Languages : French
• Country of experience : Benin
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Specific experience with creation of national SME Loop association, certification, anchoring of SME Loop, GTA Loop, SE Loop,
• Based in Benin

Financial economist, Expert in SME and Private Sector Development. I am also a GERME/BIT certified trainer. My experiences with the SME loop date back to 2015. Since 2019 to date, I have coordinated the SME loop interventions with various private and public partners. I have trained practitioners from several countries

• Languages : French
• Country of experience : Mali
• Master-Coach since 2021
• Specific experience with GTA Loop, certification, anchoring of SME Loop, M&E System.
• Based in Mali

Training manager, SME Loop master coach and GERME trainer. Extensive experience in coordinating SME support projects. I also have skills in adult training. Currently promoter of EValua Development Mali SARL.

• Languages : English, Chichewa and Kiswahili
• Master-Coach since 2021
• Countries of experience : Malawi
• Specific experience with GTA Loop, Social Enterprise Loop,
• Based in Malawi

I am a business development expert with over 8 years of experience in business development, business coaching, facilitation, training and project/grant management.

• Languages : French
• Country of experience : Togo
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Specific experience with creation of national SME Loop association
• Based in Togo

I am a Business Coach specializing in strengthening the managerial capacities of SMEs.

• Languages : French, English
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Country of experience : Burkina Faso
• Specific experience with the Start-up Loop
• Based in Burkina Faso

I have extensive experience in coaching and private Sector Development. International SME Loop Master Coach since 2023.

• Languages : French, English
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Countries of experience : Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia
• Specific experience with creation of SME national Association, GTA Loop, SE Loop, Start-up Loop, E-Loop, certification, M&E System.
• Based in Benin

5 years’ experience of Loop approaches: SME Loop, SE Loop, GTA Loop, Start up Loop, E-Loop. I have trained several practitioners (Benin, Niger, Cameroon, Togo, Senegal, Mali, Ghana) in Loop approaches (coach training, basic training, advanced training, training for international master coaches, training in standardized monitoring and evaluation).

• Languages : English
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Country of experience : Sierra Leone
• Specific experience with the M&E system
• Based in Sierra Leone

I am an expert who leads on all technical interventions (Trainings and access to finance), under the Ecological and Economic Transformation of Selected Value Chains (EET) Project implemented by GIZ in Sierra Leone. Since 2023 I have been responsible for the implementation of SME Business Training and Coaching Loop.

• Languages : English, Swahili
• Country of experience : Kenya
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Specific experience with M&E system.
• Based in Kenya

Enterprise development enthusiast with a keen interest in different loop
approaches eg Social Enterprise, Start-up loop, acceleration loop, in
Kenya and beyond.

• Languages : French, English, German
• Master-Coach since 2021
• Country of experience : Benin
• Specific experience with GTA Loop, SE Loop, anchoring of SME Loop.
• Based in France

Having worked on the SME Loop in Benin between 2020 and 2024, I have contributed to the ongoing development of the approach, including the Social Enterprise Loop, as well as scaling internationally. Master Coach since 2021, I have expertise in training trainers, social entrepreneurship and the GTA Loop.

• Languages : French, Bambara
• Country of experience : Niger
• Master-Coach since 2022
• Specific experience with GTA Loop, SE Loop, Start-up Loop, creation of SME national Association, Anchoring
• Based in Mali

I’m an agricultural engineer by training; GERME and CEFE trainer; company coach and trainer; company coach trainer; Senior Coach SME Loop

• Languages : French
• Country of experience : Niger
• Master-Coach since 2023
• Specific experience with Anchoring of SME Loop, M&E system, Certification system
• Based in Niger

Geographer by training, since 2013 I’ve been coaching promoters and project leaders (IGAs; Scoops/Cooperatives), I have various experience with the SME Loop: Business Coaches, Coach and Master Coach Supervisor, Coach Trainer, Independent Consultant and GIZ Technical Advisor.

• Languages : English
• Master-Coach since 2025
• Country of experience : Ethiopia
• Specific experience with the GTA Loop, M&E System
• Based in Ethiopia

Experienced Master Coach and Business Development Practitioner specializing in MSME growth, loan readiness, and enterprise transformation. Combines hands-on coaching, financial analysis, and sector-diverse expertise to guide entrepreneurs toward sustainable performance, access to finance, and measurable impact.

• Languages : English, German
• Master-Coach since 2025
• Country of experience : Mongolia, Namibia
• Specific experience with M&E System
• Based in Germany

I’m a timber-economy engineer by training (MSc.) with now over 25 years of experience in development cooperation (plus various (GIZ) certificates) with a special focus on MSME and TVET, having supported well over 250 MSMEs and 50 associations/chambers worldwide. I have implemented various business-plan competition since 2004 worldwide.

• Languages : English,
• Master-Coach since 2025
• Country of experience : Ghana, Nigeria
• Specific experience with the M&E system
• Based in Germany

Since 2025, I am a certified SME Loop Master Coach. Prior to that, I was in charge of coordinating the implementing the SME Loop for GOPA AFC both in Nigeria and Ghana, working with about 1000 MSMEs. In Ghana, we also piloted the GTA Loop successfully.