SMEDA's Javed Afzal said that SMEDA had already established the SME Business Facilitation Center in Trust Plaza of Multan. The facilitation center, managed by SMEDA, is acting as a one-stop facility for the development requirements of SMEs of Multan regional. The Center is providing information, products and services related to marketing, technology, support in access to finance, regulatory compliance, business registration, corporatization, taxation. Explaining the objective of the project Javed Afzal said that Identification, capacity building, and networking of business development service providers for delivery of sustainable business development services to SMEs.Data collection on need based support services requirements of SMEs through field visits to SME business locations. This will also include organizational profiling for developing linkages with larger firms for business process outsourcing including but not limited to manufacturing, marketing and distribution.He said that we have programmed networking with regional Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CCIs), Associations and Trade Bodies for improved working relationships & understanding of grassroots requirements leading to effective advocacy, program development & delivery. Networking with Financial Institutions for capacity building of their field staff for SME financing - Implementation Support. The meeting was attended by Suhail Nazair Project Director, Regional Incharge Multan centre Tasneem Bashir, Regional Business Coordinator Aleena Fayyaz Durrani. Former President of MCCI Khawaja Muhammad Usman,Aurangzeb Alamgir, and acting Secretary-General Muhammad Shafiq. They also discussed the problems confronted by the SMEs.
