Thirty young entrepreneurs complete OSCE-supported mini-MBA course in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Thirty young entrepreneurs completed the first-ever four-week ”Mini-MBA” in Business Management, initiated by the Entrepreneurship Support Centre (ESC) in Osh with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, on 12 July 2019.

The course aims at strengthening the capacity of local entrepreneurs, particularly in improving their knowledge and skills in effective business management. As part of the course, participants acquired hands-on experience of tools to boost their sales, optimize costs, use up-to-date technologies, build long-term networks and much more.  

The mini-MBA course included interactive training sessions with well-known experts in strategic and financial management, human resources management, marketing, and sales. Participants acquired not only theoretical knowledge, but also learned to analyze and solve problems using their own business cases. Almost a third of the “Mini-MBA” is focused on theory, while the rest is devoted to case studies and the development of practical and soft skills.

Certificates on the successful completion of the “Mini-MBA” were awarded by the Deputy Minister of Economy, Eldar Abakirov, and the founder of a co-working/art studio Ololo House and the leader of the coaching group, Daniar Amanaliev.

The ESC in Osh was founded in 2017 with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Society for International Development (GIZ). Since then, it has provided more than 900 business advisory services for local small- and medium-sized enterprises, including women entrepreneurs and former labour migrants. Based on the positive results of the ESC’s activities in Osh, two additional ESCs were established earlier this year in the cities of Jalal-Abad and Batken, also with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.