Over the past 100 years, business schools have evolved from trade schools delivering purely professional preparation to places of academic innovation and social science research. The first business schools appeared in Europe in the eighteenth century and multiplied from the beginning of the nineteenth century. If, in Europe, business schools are generally recognized as the first educational establishments to have taught commerce, it was however the engineering schools which, at the very beginning of the nineteenth century, provided a commercial education at higher level. For several last years, the first business school was established and actively worked in Tajikistan as well. Students who study business have the opportunity to develop core skills across an array of subjects including accounting, finance, project management, information technology (IT), human resources (HR), marketing, international business, logistics, and organizational behavior, which may help them prepare for managing future business.
Karina is delivering speech during the training organized by TRIGGER II
Towards Rural Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience (TRIGGER) II is striving to provide any possible opportunity to Tajik young entrepreneurs and startups for their development. One of such opportunities was provided during the series of online events organized by TRIGGER II for startups and young people where the founder of Business School in Tajikistan, Karina Safoeva presented the services provided by their school.
This is the first school in Tajikistan which provide training to entrepreneurs, startups, and seasoned business owners directed to improving their skills. Karina said, “With the help of active, successful experts, the learning process is as close as possible to the realities of our country. Students receive only the most relevant knowledge from searching for ideas to ways to implement a finished project”.
The school cooperates with several international organizations and aims to improve the performance of people and organizations, build the business community which will be efficiently operate in future, form a new outlook on the world, business and life.
The Business School in Tajikistan has graduated a number of successful startups who are very profitable and well known in the country. One of such businesses is the finalist of the “Startup Challenge” project who opened his own workshop on production of high-quality footwear, now it is branded in Tajikistan and employs over 30 people.
Azam and his well-known footwear
Another successful start-up idea supported by the Business School is Noni Zinda project which works on production of non-GMO bakery products. This project supports one country strategic goals on ensuring food safety and security of population and is very popular in north Tajikistan, Khujand now.
Winners of contests organized by Business School of Tajikistan
Towards Rural Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience (TRIGGER) II – Component IV, Startups and Entrepreneurship Promotion project funded by BMZ and implemented by GIZ through the consortium of PEM CONSULT/ ICON/CEFE Intl aims at strengthening economic resilience of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) including smallholder farmers, young and female entrepreneurs in Tajikistan. TRIGGER II expands on exercises of its predecessor projects by maintaining essential spotlight on the agricultural sector (including agro-processing and marketing). The program aims to improve links between various market entertainers (e.g. producer groups and processing companies) and to increase the benefit of products and services in Tajikistan.
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