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The Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri, announced, Thursday in Casablanca, the imminent launch of a program dedicated to very small businesses (TPE). “This new device aims to support very small businesses and support them on several components, such as rents, accounting or the acquisition of professional equipment, with an objective of 110,000 beneficiaries” ¸A said Mr.sekkouri, who intervened during the first edition of the crossroads of the very small and medium -sized business (TPME), placed under the theme “Inspire to transform”, on the initiative of the Confederation of Morocco (CGEM).
In this sense, it highlighted the need to strengthen the mechanisms of leadership, mediation and circulation of information in favor of TPME, noting that certain TPME still faces sometimes unsuitable responses from banking institutions, due to an ignorance of their particularities.
Thus, he insisted on the need to set up a more efficient and reactive guarantee system, capable of quickly detecting the difficulties encountered and providing forms committed.
In terms of funding, the Minister has recognized that, despite the existence of guarantee systems put in place by the State, many young entrepreneurs continue to meet obstacles to access them.
As such, a joint commission with the Ministry of Economy and Finance has been set up to initiate in-depth consultation with banks to identify concrete solutions to this problem, he said.
Addressing the question of administrative simplification, the Minister underlined the urgency to reform the system of authorizations of a commercial and administrative nature, believing that it constitutes an obstacle to the development of TPME.
To this end, he pleaded for a migration to a model based on specifications, “more flexible and better adapted to economic reality”, noting that this strategic project is already started, in close coordination with several work teams, with the aim of freeing the entrepreneurial potential, in particular that of young people.
At the same time, he said that a deep overhaul of the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills Agency (ANAPEC) is underway, particularly in favor of young people without a diploma.
Returning to the new Labor Code, Mr. SEKKOURI said he will be finalized by the end of the year according to a pragmatic approach in consultation with the various social partners.
“This new code will supervise work for the first time and partial work, opening up new professional opportunities,” he said.
On the menu of this meeting are a series of inspiring testimonies of business leaders, followed by a panel of entrepreneurs from various sectors (industry, innovation and technology) Qiu have discussed the realities of the field: launching stages, daily obstacles, funding needs, team management and digital transition.
This edition was also marked by the holding of two masterclass. The first, responding to the financing issues encountered by TPME and the solutions available on the market, while the second provided TPME tools to meet the challenges of artificial intelligence and seize the opportunities.
Through this first edition of the TPME crossroads, the CGEM reaffirmed its desire to make the small business a central lever of wealth and employment creation, by promoting listening, dialogue, skills and inspiration.
Note that TPME represents 95% of CGEM members throughout the national territory. In addition to the advocacy led by the Confederation, the latter offers concrete and useful services for this category of companies, in particular corridors established with key public institutions and support and skills rise of business leaders.
