The Arab Planning
Institute held a training program titled “Institutional Support for SMEs” in cooperation with the Ministry of
Planning in the Republic of Iraq during the period
14-17/10/2019 in Baghdad. The program titled
“Institutional Support Systems for SMEs. The aimed to provide trainees with the
concept of technical support and business development services and their role
in SMEs development, to present types
of BDSs and their market. The program discussed the concept of business
incubators, their types and objectives, possible financing methods, and
assessment skills. It
also discussed business environment and mechanisms to strengthen and n
legislative and institutional frameworks.