1) Project Title:
Business Incubation Project
2) Scheme
Technical Cooperation
3) Project Budget:
192 million Japanese Yen (1.83 million. USD as of March 2020)
4) Project Duration:
March 17, 2020 - June 16, 2022
5) Target Area:
Dushanbe, Kulyab, Rasht, Vakhdat, Kanibadam, Asht, Vose, Khurosn, Khamadoni
6) Counterpart Agency:
- State Committee on Investment and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan
- The State Institution "Business Incubator"
7) Project Objective:
Dushanbe Business Incubator (DBI) becomes operational with its functions and operating methodologies established.
8) Project Scope / Activities:
- Identifying the needs of the training and developing the material
- Providing training on Basic of Business for target groups
- Identifying and developing the human resources who provide the support to entrepreneurs, micro and small businesses
- Assisting entrepreneurs to develop the business plans.
- Assisting to link entrepreneurs, micro and small businesses with financial institutions.
- Providing the consultation and mentoring to micro and small businesses.
- Identifying the administrative barriers for micro and small businesses and make improvement.
- Establishing the linkages between SIBI and governmental institutions/developing partners.
9) Expected Results:
- The modality for the delivery of "Basics of Business" training (BoB) is established.
- The modality for supporting MSE in preparing business plans is established.
- The modality for supporting MSE's access to finance is established.
- The modality for conducting mentoring of MSE is established.
- The modality for collaboration between business incubation and one-stop window is established.
- The methodologies for supporting government agencies in streamlining their administrative procedures related to business operations are established.
- Networks linking the State Institution "Business Incubator" and similar initiatives in and out of the country are established.
10) Beneficiaries:
- Potential entrepreneurs, such as youths, returned migrants and micro and small businesses.
11) Contributing to the NDS 2016-2030:
To expand productive employment
12) Contribution to SDGs:
- To assist the most vulnerable people (SDG-1)
- To ensure economic growth and decent work (SDG-8)