Competence is one of the most experienced economic growth consulting firms in Jordan specialized in crafting economic growth strategies and studies on national, sectoral and sub-sectorial levels.

Competence works with the public sector in Jordan on a macroeconomic level in order to conduct studies related to establishing national strategies for the public and governmental organizations at both national and sectoral level through conducting assessments and diagnosis studies and establishing directions for the strategic local and export growth in Jordan.

Moreover, Competence is specialized in conducting sector value chain analysis (VCA), baseline studies and sectoral competitiveness analysis.  In addition, Competence has a good experience working with public sector to help them develop new strategies, policies and strategic plans focusing on economic growth.

Competence has a long experience in MSMEs growth development at all stages of growth cycle, from start-up to export development. Competence has an accumulated experience of more than 50 years in the growth transformation management through partnership, assessment, capacity building, growth consulting and business coaching/mentoring on sector and national levels.

Competence has a long and relevant experience in training and mentoring manufacturing, trade, agri-business and service companies’ owners and staff and in conducting special (training the trainers, TTT) sessions to build their capacity in local growth and export development.

Competence has considerable experience in performing comprehensive entrepreneurship programs to include but not limited to assessment, training, business plans preparation, coaching/mentoring, access to finance, etc.

We equip entrepreneurs and start-ups with the right tools to support them to start and expand their businesses.

STARTUP  is a comprehensive program combining training sessions, individual coaching and growth business plan development that are designed to help entrepreneurs develop business skills and attract financing.

Competence has long experience in developing and implementing women and youth economic empowerment, employment/self-employment and leadership program packages.

We believe at Competence that the “Women Social and Economic Empowerment” programs that we deliver enables women to save money, develop financial literacy, and invest in income-generating activities. Not only we assist women’s access to financial services, we also focus on groups’ learning skills and building capacities, self-esteem, increasing access to information and resources, and promoting collective action and community organizing. This combination of economic and social empowerment services we provide positions them as leaders and decision-makers in their households and communities.

Competence team has an accumulated experience of more than 50 years in the growth transformation management and export development through research, export readiness assessment, capacity building, export growth consulting and business coaching/mentoring.

Competence has a long and relevant experience in training and mentoring manufacturing, Agri-business, trade and service companies’ owners and staff and in conducting special (training the trainers, TTT) sessions to qualify and graduate experts in local growth and export development cycles.

Competence has also a special training/coaching comprehensive program in export development program (Export Passport, eXPASS®), which is registered for Competence at the ministry of trade, industry and supplies.

eXPASS® is a comprehensive export marketing and management training and coaching program designed to tackle all the essential skills and knowledge that are considered critical for the MSMEs owners, middle functional managers, sales/marketing/export managers, and export advisors. Each program is sector and market specific and specifically designed to help current and prospective exporters develop their own export marketing plan (EMP) for successful and sustainable exports to their target markets.

Competence has been working with several industrial, trade and service private and public sectors in Jordan to support them in building their capacity in different business aspects (technology, process, product, and people) in order to expand their businesses locally and then transform to be exporting organizations. Competence has also generated and developed special ready-made capacity building training/coaching programs in local growth (SUCCESS, STARTUP, CHAING, SALES BOOST and 3D LPD), and in export development program (Export Passport, eXPASS®), which is registered for Competence at the ministry of trade, industry, and services. These capacity-building training and coaching programs tackle all the essential skills and knowledge that are considered critical for the MSMEs owners, middle functional managers, operations managers, sales/marketing/export managers, and export advisors. Competence experts have proven record of experience in working with MSMEs owners and staff, and with export managers by providing focused capacity building, training and coaching in the following local growth and export development areas: Strategic Management, Marketing Management, Financial Management, Operations Management, Human Resources Management, Human Capital Development, DISC, and Behavioural Analysis, Relational Needs, Entrepreneurship & Creative Thinking, Sales & Marketing Skills, Complete Microfinance (MFI) capacity building and sales skills, Innovation & Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Operational Excellence, Process Optimization,  Marketing, and Virtual Marketplace Tools, Export Planning, Digital marketing/market research using online platforms and tools,  Market Audit, Company Export Audit, Formulating the Market Entry Strategy, and Practical Export Promotion Related Topics, Export Compliance, Export marketing, and Export Costing.

eXPASS® is a comprehensive export marketing and management training and coaching program. Each program is sector and market-specific and specifically designed to help current and prospective exporters develop their own export marketing plan (EMP) for successful and sustainable exports to their target markets

SUCCESS is an integrated growth program, developed by capable and experienced senior consultants.  The program is targeting Growth-Oriented Leaders (GOL) and the program consists of training and one on one coaching. SUCCESS provides trainees with five modules specifically written to help you realize your ambition for growth.

3D LPD is a comprehensive personnel leadership development training and coaching program. A variety of Internationally-recognized tools such as DISC, Myers-Briggs, Personality Profile, among others allow to assess behaviors providing personnel with insight about themselves, and when to anticipate behaviors and actions to various situations.

STARTUP is a comprehensive combination of training sessions, individual coaching and business plan development that are designed to help entrepreneurs develop business skills and attract financing. The trainees use start-up and growth tools to identify their customers and determine their needs. During this program, the trainees analyze that information and incorporate it into a feasible, viable and bankable business plan.

SALES BOOST offers a comprehensive sequence of sales and sales leadership classes and extracurricular activities that prepare trainees for selling in the dynamic marketplace of the 21st century.

CHAING with its name originated from the word “change”, where all of the micro- and SMEs that are intending to grow and expand their business, they must start with changing (improving) their internal supply chain.

SERVSCORE is a comprehensive program that employs an international recognized scale to measure customer satisfaction and loyalty in the banking industry. It evaluates the main service quality dimensions. SERVSCORE works mainly on the service management model in order to use the assessment results from the SERVSCORE indexes in analyzing the service gaps (i.e. the five gaps) and their anticipated causes, then recommend the required changes in people, process and technology that can bridge these gaps.

Competence has a long and relevant experience in establishing business sustainability for institutions (MSMES, NGO’s, BSO’s, Chambers, Public sector institutions,  etc.) in all different sectors: manufacturing, agri-business, trade and service companies, to support them transforming their business into more sustainable ones taking into consideration strategy, technology, process, competitive offering , and human capital development in order to expand their businesses locally, externally and to keep their entities self-sustaining.

Competence experts has an excellent experience in building and implementing sustainable business programs and market systems in the following business sustainability essentials: Sustainable economic design, Sustainable Principles and Concepts, Building Self-sustaining Self-financing Support Facilities.

Competence has a proven record of experience in developing and supporting sustainable market systems for micro- enterprises/start-ups, women entrepreneurs and home-based businesses (HBBs) to grow and sustain their businesses both locally and regionally through using offline and online marketing and market analysis tools.

Competence provides a multitude of access to finance (A2F) services directed towards MSMEs in Jordan. The focus of our A2F services are focused on the market research in order to develop accurate predictions of overall market demand and an understanding of potential risks that are crucial for designing ways to unlock economic growth potential and reduce poverty in emerging economies. Our methodology for access to finance research includes identifying scope and objectives, defining the target, conducting assessment and analysis, and drawing results, conclusions, and actions.

Competence also assists MSMEs to prepare viable and bankable business plans through training, consulting and mentoring through an interactive online entrepreneurial platform. Our trainers, consultants and mentors are also well-experienced in supporting entrepreneurs and start-up companies in preparing business plans, pitching and presenting their ideas, outreaching financial and technical assistance organizations and arranging matchmaking events with potential investors, funding and financing institutions.