Enhancing Capacity Building for SMEs in Elgazala Pole

This paper presents the toolbox of Pole El Gazala, a result of a Tunisian Canadian cooperation, aiming at the reinforcement of the capacities of Pole El Gazala in its support to the startup companies in the Pole as a new tool to enhance capacity building for SMEs in Elgazala Pole.It describes the collaboration that was implemented to build this toolbox, the attention paid to the needs of the companies of the pole, the targeted objectives of each tool, as well as a short description of each one of these tools. It offers reflections and particularly useful information for newly established technological parks in developing countries. The following elements form the contents of the tool box: A development model for the startups, a club of the leaders of the startups, a mentoring program, and a range of services offered to the companies, as well as the establishment of a pole network.