Kingdom Trade Centre
Mission Statement
To enhance the capacity of African business by providing the necessary framework for intra-African and international trade, as well as enabling the appropriate technology transfer from other countries.
Objectives
- To create a Business center, handling:
- Business investments
- Joint ventures
- Virtual offices for visitors
- Publishing information for networking opportunities
- Organization of networking meetings
- Creation of a business directory and investment guide
- The creation of a database of resource persons and companies
- Hosting Trade Missions
- Hosting Trade Conferences & Exhibitions
- To create a Communications Center, providing:
- Telephone and fax facilities
- Photocopying facilities
- Internet and web browsing facilities
- E-commerce facilities
- To create an Employment Bureau, connecting the KCTD with the Business Center in providing manpower of proven integrity and excellence to employers
- To set up a Kingdom Bank, that will provide:
- Banking services for the trade that the Business center generates, as well as facilities for the center’s members
- Micro-finance credit facilities for start-ups and running businesses
Strategy
- To create a business membership that will subscribe to use the facilities mentioned in the objectives above
- Create an electronic bulletin board for buyers and sellers of products world-wide
- Actively liase with the relevant Government organs to facilitate trade and commerce
- Keep members informed about latest developments in international trade through a newsletter
- Actively lobby parliamentarians to support laws that make running a business easier
- Research and source technologies and equipment from alternative countries that will enhance the growth of business in Africa
- Liase with Chambers of Commerce of different nations to find new investment and joint-venture opportunities
- Offer quality manpower to business members for their businesses from the training department.