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The Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspora Affairs of the Government of Dominica recently embarked on a major initiative, the objective of which is to enhance the small business unit sector in the country.<\/p>\nThe Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspora Affairs of the Government of Dominica recently embarked on a major initiative, the objective of which is to enhance the small business unit sector in the country.<\/p>\n
The Small Business Support Unit (SBSU) was established in October 2008 to assist small and micro businesses. The aim is not merely to promote and develop small business but also to use this policy as a device to alleviate poverty in the country.<\/p>\n
Since the program was launched over $2 million has been allocated to that sector. Out of a total of close to 2,000 applications, the Unit has been able to provide forms of assistance to over 600 applicants. Some of the key areas that have been affected include garment manufacturing, barber and grocery shops, snackettes, bars, hair salons and boutiques; support has also been given to agro-processing. For servicing the small business, the island has been divided into seven districts and this has impacted significantly on families, individuals for purchasing stock, small appliances, tools, bakeries and upgrading business enterprises.<\/p>\n
The Small Business Unit has co-ordinated very closely with other agencies providing services for the small enterprise sector. To further this objective a series of activities have been planned for Small Business Week. The theme of the week is \u201cBuilding Dominica through Small Business\u201d and this will culminate in an exhibition carded for the 21st and 22nd of October, 2010.<\/p>\n
The week will provide an opportunity for the general public to become familiar with micro, small and medium enterprises in Dominica. It will emphasize the Government\u2019s commitment to providing a whole range of new opportunities for small entrepreneurs and for those who are willing to use their skills to provide jobs for themselves and others to find scope for so doing. Experience has already demonstrated that many of the enterprises that have received support from the Small Business Unit have created further opportunities for two or more persons to be gainfully employed.<\/p>\n
The week will provide an opportunity not only to showcase through an exposition at the Windsor Park Stadium the range and scope of small business activity in the country, but will also be a demonstration of the collaborative effort of the small business sector in the country.<\/p>\n
The agencies involved include: Dominica Association of industry & Commerce, the Co-Operatives Division, National Development Foundation of Dominica, Invest Dominica Authority, the Aid Bank, the OECS Export Development Unit, and DEXIA.<\/p>\n
All these activities are being co-ordinated under the auspices of the Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspora Affairs.<\/p>\n
The week will give some new dimension to the extensive reach and scope of the Small Business Unit in the thrust of the government to raise the quality of life of the people of Dominica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspora Affairs of the Government of Dominica recently embarked on a major initiative, the objective of which is to enhance the small business unit sector in the country. The Small Business Support Unit…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":19330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n