Association of Business Consulting Organizations of Georgia (ABCO-Georgia) was established in October 2001 by number of leading local business consulting organizations operating in the country, with purpose to join forces for creating a strong local network of capable business consultancy provider organizations.
The Mission of ABCO is to facilitate to the availability and accessibility of high quality and wide scope of business consulting services for start-up and existing businesses within whole Georgia.
Based on its declared Mission, the main goals of ABCO include the following:
- Supporting activities and development of its member Business Consulting Organizations (BCOs) and increase of their capacities and scope of services, ensuring the development of strong networking and fruitful cooperation among the association member BCOs and protecting their rights and interests;
- Through supporting further development of the existing and creation of new business-consulting organizations in Georgia, facilitating to overall upswing of local entrepreneurship, proper development of the existing enterprises and by increasing the knowledge and experience of local SME managers, helping the entire private business sector of Georgia to reach a new qualitative level.
Services
Scope of services currently offered by ABCO to potential customers includes the following:
Consultancy Services
Private Business Consultancy:
- General business consulting to local enterprises;
- Business planning and investment planning;
- Company restructuring and development;
- Human resource development;
- Strategic planning;
- Feasibility and pre-feasibility studies;
- Market studies and industry surveys;
- New product development and promotion;
- Agriculture sector survey and analysis;
- Support and development of agricultural projects;
- Consulting on issue and monitoring of small loans and small grants;
Community/Regional Development:
- Facilitation to creation and development of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) - Associations, Cooperatives and other entities;
- Support of the community beneficiary business projects developed by local CBOs;
- Management and monitoring of various community business development projects funded by international donors;
- Development of Regional Economic Strategies and regional studies;
Support to Foreign Investment:
- Study of investment possibilities;
- Partner search and assessments;
- Evaluation of investment proposals by potential partners;
- Support in conducting negotiations;
- Logistical Support;
- Due diligence studies.
Training Services
Business Trainings:
- General Business Training programs - training courses, workshops and seminars (of selective formats and duration);
- Training in Business Planning;
- Trainings in Financial / Tax / Cost Accounting;
- Training in Marketing;
- Training in Financial Management;
- Specifically tailored business trainings for specific target groups (start-up entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs, youth entrepreneurs, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs);
- Trainings/workshops for local business centres, rural service/extension/agricultural machinery service centres, credit unions and similar business service agencies;
Agriculture Related Trainings:
- Training in Farmer Organizations
- Training in Agricultural Extension
- Training in Gender in Agriculture
- Training in Solar Energy and Biogas Production
- Training in Livestock Feeding (5 modules)
- Training in Livestock Breeding
- Training in Dairy Production
- Trainings in Potato Production
- Training in Onion and Garlic Production
- Training in Corn/Beetroot/Cereals Production
- Training in Storing and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables (various modules)
- Training in Apiculture (beekeeping)
- Training in Trout and Pond Fish Production
Community Development Trainings:
- Training in Community Based Economic Development
