GBDC Caucasia

Georgian Business Development Center (GBDC)Caucasia is founded in 2002 by professors, lecturers and alumni of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU). In 2001 - 2004 GBDC elaborated and developed business consulting services for small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurial skills transfer to youth through close cooperation with Saint... Marys University Business Development Center (SMU BDC) and financial assistance received from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). he services include: Business proposal development; Marketing and social research; Management consulting; Business Training; Assistance to small farmers cooperation; Popularization of preservation of cultural heritage; Training of students in business administration skills; Recruitment of trained students in business consulting projects of GBDC and assistance to farther employment; Management of business development da employment events Since 2005 GBDC has: Implemented more than 100 successful small and medium sized business projects, including start-up of new businesses, attraction of business grants in favor of entrepreneurs, assistance to existing businesses for further development, establishment of agricultural cooperatives and assistance to target industry development; Trained more than 3000 SMEs and farmers in business skills; Assisted employment of more than 1000 students and youth; Organized all together 10 business development, employment, education forums, festivals, ICT events and co-organized 5 folklore festivals; In 2007-2008 GBDC has founded daughter NGOs, GBDC Caucasia Batumi Office and GBDC Caucasia Akhaltsikhe Office. Both institutions are successfully managing agribusiness, tourism and youth human resource business training projects in partnership with USAID, FERT- French Farmer Cooperation and local youth department programs. Since 2009 GBDC is part of public monitoring activities - "Watch Dog" based on its own initiative, what aims enhancing the accountability of youth to be the part of development of ...Read More