WELCOME TO GAMBIA YOUTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Voice of Youth Entrepreneurs
OUR MISSION
To build an organized Chamber for youth where all youth in business will be capacitated and guided through a systematic approach to network and foster business opportunity and improve earnings.
OUR VISION:
To become the leading youth-led platform for a vibrant and prosperous professional service organization championing the course for youth in the area of commerce and industry in The Gambia.
SERVICES WE OFFER
Organize Entrepreneurship Training Workshops
One of the Key Interventions of GYCC in supporting start-up Businesses, is the organization of start up training such as the Entrepreneurship Training workshops. These training mainly focus on Young Entrepreneurs at Idea stage of their business, where they trained and guide on how do build on a business idea leading to formalization to growth and expansion stages.
Business Development, Coaching and Mentorship Programs
GYCC offers various Programs to its members depending on needs and request by its members. We training our members and provide BDS services for a minimum of three (3) Months, these services are not only limited to our members but equally other start up and Micro and medium size enterprises in the Gambia. Some of these services are;
- Training on Product Packaging and branding
- Training on business plan Development
- Provide support services for Business Registration
- Provide Business Mentorship and Coaching
- Agro business training such Food processing and Preservation
Create Platforms for Our Businesses to advocacy with Government and private sector on Policy Legislative issues
One of our main role as a chamber is advocate for the enabling environment for businesses to thrive. GYCC organised high level policy forums, Conference and seminars with Government and private sector lead players to lobby, advocate and raise issues of concerns on legal and policy environment for start up businesses and other MSMEs in Gambia.
ACCESS TO MARKETS (Marketing linkages / Trade Fairs)
In supporting Our Members and other businesses to access markets in Gambia and abroad, GYCC organizes the National Youth and Women Trade Fairs to bring together (500) businesses in a n organised market or exhibition platforms for showcase their products and services for about two weeks. GYCC also organise regional Exhibitions in provincial Gambia to provide the same opportunities to our rural Youth and women in rural areas to also have access to these markets with special focus on agribusiness and tourism sectors. Additionally, we organized market linkage workshops where we bring together businesses, hoteliers, restaurants and supermarket owners to dialogue and discuss way to collaborate and sign partnership agreements to offer each other services on a WIN-WIN situation
COCKTAIL CONNECT (B2Bs and Matchmaking)
GYCC has a special platform called ''Cocktail Connect'', its a unique event that brings together our members, partners and other successful entrepreneurs on one platform to network, exchange ideas and share business opportunities. This platform or space is created to bring business with the opportunities to build relationship and strike partnership deals and improve or expand their business, thereby create employment for others. The also brings together producers, retailers, wholesalers and as well buyers and suppliers of products and services to know each other and know who is doing what and at capacity, thus create opportunity for a better partnership
Exchange Programs
Knowing the fact that no single person or entrepreneur can walk alone and succeed in Business generally, we therefore organises regional and international business Business exchange programs with other countries to provide our members and other businesses the opportunities to explore international experiences and share lesson learn to improve their way of doing business. This program also provide entrepreneurs to the opportunity to sign off new deals and partnership with regional companies and industries for access to raw materials and facilitate importation and exportation of products and services
Access to Finance
One of the most pressing issue for start-up businesses is relating to access to capital. GYCC offers services to help guide businesses on how to develop their business structure and ideas to be able to access funding either through banks or project grants. One of the programs we offer is the investment readiness programs, training on use of financial templates, software applications tools and proper financial management and control
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