A momentous afternoon today in Basse, Upper River Region as Honorable Minister Bakary Y. Badjie led the inauguration of the Business Formalization Center, an initiative of NEDI - the Enterprise Development institution under the Ministry.
The vision is to provide youth and women in the Central and Upper River Regions with a One Stop Center to acquire coaching and mentorship on business choices and approaches to register start-ups, guide young and women entrepreneurs on available support in terms of loans and grant at the Ministry level or other agencies.
The opening of the NEDI office in Basse, making it two after that of Soma, in LRR stands as a testament of the government's commitment to fostering entrepreneurship by Gambians across the country.
The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of NEDI Mr. Sanna Bah, the Deputy Governor of URR, Mr. Mamanding Ceesay, all hailed the decentralization process of NEDI services and called on young people to take the opportunity provided by the center.
Hon. Minister also presented a new motorbike to the Deputy Governor for onwards handing over to the new staff for coordination.
