All participants add their ideas, inspired by virtual events held around the world by local organizers in each city. The city with the most ideas will receive the award for the most creative city.
Local Artisans within the SMEs Space who are mostly found in the Informal sector.
Community :
E- Business project will seek to target Young Artisans who are within the SMEs space and operate in the infromal market sectors. The objective is to get them organized and build their capacity on how to Start Online Business and have a wider market . Most of these local artisans found in various communities are used to the traditional approach in doing business and their clients are limited to the communty where they operate. They also lack good customer services and sustainability plan . . Digital Business will run for 4- weeks and trained selected artisans on how to established online business, sustain and promote their SME business
Artisans will be trained manage their online store directly, or the platform can act merely as a listing service that connects the artisans face-to-face with buyers so they sell and get commissions
There are four phases of the project
1. Identification and Selection process
2. Registeration process of all members
3 Training on Starting Business online
4 . Established Cooperatives to enable them source funding to expand their business .
The training will expose them to digital marketing , e-commence and customer services .
By the end of the 4 weeks , beneficiaries will start online business and expand their reach using digital marketing tools and resources.
