Export Promotion Bureau of Pakistan (EPB) is actively considering establishing "Women Entrepreneur City" aimed encouraging women entrepreneurship in the country.
Official sources told Business Recorder here on Wednesday that initial step was being taken for setting up the women entrepreneur city. The concept of setting up of this proposed city is to provide all facilities to the businesswomen under one roof enabling them to work with devotion and in a pressure free environment.
A large number of women folk are engaged with different business fields and are plying an instrumental role in readymade garments, fashion designing and jewellery etc.
After assessing the success of women entrepreneur city, similar, women cities could be developed in other provinces of the country next to the largest city of the province he added. The basic facilities like telephone, electricity, gas, sewerage and production area would be ensured in first women entrepreneur city.
Through a transparent mechanism of private and government committees, select willing and able women entrepreneurs whichever the sector whether carpet making, Information technology (IT) or garments, embroidery and furniture etc.
It will be necessary to ensure the selection of genuine women entrepreneurs. Similarly, the facility of one window operation staffed by women officers, workers, Women Bank Branch, SME Bank, clearing and forwarding agent office preferably a women entrepreneur, offices of Export Promotion Bureau of Pakistan (EPB), Smeda, Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) and other offices would be provided in this proposed city.
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