Under the project “Empowering the Private Sector to Foster Social and Economic Cohesion II – FOSTER II Project” funded by the European Union, managed by KfW Development Bank, and implemented by KOSGEB, we organised 23 Information Meetings across 20 provinces to introduce the SME Finance and SME Support Mechanisms.
The meetings were held in Ankara, Adana, Adıyaman, Batman, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Istanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Mardin, Malatya, Mersin, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa, bringing together SMEs to learn more about the programmes.
During the Information Meetings, participants were informed about;
▪ Two main components of the project,
▪ Application steps,
▪ Key aspects of the support mechanisms.
Over 1,500 people attended the meetings, which attracted significant interest from SMEs that show up with more than 1,180 SME representatives.
In addition, information was shared to raise awareness on work permit process, regulatory requirements and the integration of foreign labor in employment, along with the project components. According to the post event survey results, more than 90% of the participants reported increase in awareness.
Satisfaction levels were also high. Evaluations for all measurements regarding venue, content and overall organization indicated a satisfaction rate exceeding 94% while 96,9% of participants stated that they gained detailed information about the FOSTER II Project and the role of the European Union in the project.
At the end of each meeting, questions regarding support processes and work permits were answered by KOSGEB SME Experts and officials from Presidency of Migration Management, and feedback was collected to improve implementation processes.
Through FOSTER II Project, we support SMEs to manage their human resources in the best possible way and play an effective role both in the domestic market and in cross-border markets with international labor force.
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