Towards Rural Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience (TRIGGER) II project funded by GIZ and implemented by PEM CONSULT signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Public Organization (PO) Zamonat to enhance implementation of the TRIGGER II project. In this article, we will tell you about the PO Zamonat and the opportunities this organization provides to new business ideas. A group of experts on development of businesses in Tajikistan united in the PO Zamonat to support the representatives of small and medium enterprises, start-ups, including vulnerable groups of the population. PEM CONSULT cooperates with the PO Zamonat to help new businesses to solve the problems like limited access to finance, high interest rates, lack or insufficient mortgage security, and lack of products to provide a guarantee. Women, youth and labor migrants are among priority target groups of PO Zamonat.
The organization provides a range of serviced to support new and existing businesses, which include the following:
- Business diagnostics;
- General management (personnel, administrative, financial, accounting);
- Strategic management;
- Production management (services);
- Marketing services;
- SWOT analysis development;
- Business plan development;
- Conducting business training, including corporate training;
- Organization of stady tours;
- Implementation of quality standards (ISO-22000, HACCP, Global GAP);
- Implementation of innovations;
- Coaching and mentoring;
The organization has an extensive experience in providing training sessions, mentoring and couching to innovative start-up ideas. In cooperation with the PEM CONSULT the PO Zamonat is planning to conduct information sessions, develop awareness materials, boot camping, incubation, mentoring and couching for start-up ideas. The initiative will support young men and women of 18- 35 years old with the special focus on innovative and interesting ideas.PO Zamonat is planning to hold an on-line information event and gather 45-50 startupers on November and present them the experience of young successful entrepreneurs as well as the practice of failed business. Since April 2019, when the PO Zamonat was created, the team of experts helped and supported 15 new and existing business ideas with consultations, training, couching and mentoring in the districts of Khatlon province and Dushanbe.
The variety of private enterprises supported by the PO Zamonat comprise of sawmill, car service, cinder block production, furniture production, welding shop, bakery, cotton production and processing.