DUSHANBE, May 14, 2013, Asia-Plus — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Business Advisory Services (BAS) is launching its first Consultancy Week in Tajikistan.
The event is beginning in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province today (May 14-15) and will continue in Dushanbe on May 20 – 22.
According to BAS Office in Tajikistan, the event will hold informational seminars for entrepreneurs on different types of consulting: business and strategic planning, marketing research, human resources, Kaizen manufacturing techniques, computerized management information systems, web design, international quality standards and Global Good Agricultural Practices (G.A.P) implementation and certification. The seminars will be delivered by representatives of various local consulting companies with extensive experience in consulting.
The First Consultancy week in Tajikistan will inform local entrepreneurs about consulting and its role for business development, increase demand for local consultancy services and develop the consulting market. The event will also serve to inform small businesses and stakeholders about BAS activity in Tajikistan, and present successful projects and case studies to promote further cooperation.
Building on the success of similar events BAS has held in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, Consultancy Week is aimed at owners and top managers from local enterprises.
About 300 representatives from the business sector will participate, invited through announcements in local media. During the event representatives from the EBRD Resident Office in Tajikistan will present EBRD activities and opportunities for cooperation.
Business Advisory Services is a part of the EBRD Small Business Support team. Small Business Support assists enterprises to improve their performance and competitiveness by engaging local consultants to advise on specific business areas, or by engaging international experts to introduce management best practices to enterprises with the potential to become future market leaders. It works with companies with a high potential for growth.
BAS has been working in Tajikistan since April 2007. Over the last six years BAS has achieved remarkable results: more than 340 projects and more than 100 market development activities have been undertaken in Tajikistan, working to improve the quality and the availability o f business advisory services in Tajikistan. Although considerable progress has been made over the past six years, with several new consulting companies established, the consulting market in Tajikistan is still poor and not all SME business owners fully understand the role consulting plays in business development.
Entrepreneurs still need to be informed about the types of consulting services and the advantages consulting projects can bring. BAS therefore regularly holds events, trainings and workshops to attract professional consultants for conduct informational events for the business sector. More than 3,000 entrepreneurs have had the opportunity to visit BAS events and get information about consulting services.
