Empowering Home-based Businesses Owned by Jordanians and Syrian refugees and Strengthening Local Civil Society for a More Sustainable Jordan

Home-based businesses play an important role in Jordan’s economy. Outside of the public sector, micro and small enterprises, including home-based businesses, are a primary driver of income and growth. With funding from UNHCR, the Jordan Livelihoods Program works in five host communities across Jordan to strengthen livelihoods and economic opportunities through home-based businesses. This five-month project was designed for quick impact, aiming to support 100 home-based businesses owned by vulnerable Jordanians or Syrian refugees in the south (Ma’an, Tafileh, and Karak governorates) and north (Irbid and Mafraq).

Blumont works with existing home-based businesses specializing in tailoring, handicrafts, food processing, and more, integrating area-based market research with demand-driven business expansion. In collaboration with local and community-based organizations, the Jordan Livelihoods Project is working to:

Build entrepreneurs’ skills: Home-based business owners participate in cross-cutting training sessions on management, marketing, finance, and other business skills. These trainings, hosted by community-based partners, also help to foster connections between local entrepreneurs for continued collaboration and support.
Bring businesses into the formal economy: Blumont provides support to facilitate home-based business registration with the Government of Jordan. Government licensing and registration provides legal protections that businesses in the informal sector do not have—an important step to opening new opportunities.
Link businesses to new markets: Registration and a strengthened business approach positions interested home-based business owners to enter new markets and expand their businesses.

By strengthening and empowering home-based businesses and the organizations that support them, Blumont aims to promote resilience-based development, employment, and entrepreneurship, boost Jordan’s economy, and clear a path to sustainable livelihoods.

Information source: https://blumont.org/program/program-jordan-livelihoods-project/