Al-Zaqora Small Business Development Center (Z-SBDC) 
Who We Are?
Al-Zaqora Small Business Development Center (Z-SBDC) was established in April 2008 by support from the Nasiriyah Chamber of Commerce. Al-Zaqora Small Business Development Center (Z-SBDC) is on economic development in the region by providing businesses and entrepreneurs' business management training including how to apply for a loans from financial institutions and other services such as English and computer courses to the local community.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to raise the awareness and ability level of the private sector in the Thi Qar Province and in the southern region through providing business related services that were not previously available to the local community.
What Do We Offer?
- Business management training courses
- Training of trainers, TOT.
- Basic and advanced computer courses.
- Business planning training courses.
- Proposal writing services and training courses.
- Basic and advance English courses.
- Business Consulting Services.
- Internet & e-mail training.
- Linkages with banks and microfinance institutions for SMEs.
Affiliations:
- USAID-Tijara.
- Nasiriyah Chamber of Commerce
- Nasiriyah Engineering Union.
- Nasiriyah Iraqi Businessmen Union.
- Dhi Qar PRT.
- Federation of the Iraqi Chambers of Commerce.
- Nasiriyah Technical Institute.
- UNIDO.
Planned Activities:
- Agribusiness Course.
- Business directory for SMEs in Dhi Qar.
