The Center for Business & Entrepreneurial Competitiveness (CBEC) is an organ put in place by Standard Financials Ltd – Cameroon to provide varied support services towards enhancing the growth and competitiveness of Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon.

The center is putting in place well defined services, infrastructure, intermediary capacity and experts dedicated to businesses and entrepreneurs.

Apply to join the Center (CBEC)

You can apply here to join the CBEC and enjoy numerous benefits important for the growth and competitiveness of your business

 

Benefits for members of CBEC

Micro, small and medium sized enterprises are encourage to join the Center for Business and Entrepreneurial Competitiveness in order to improve on their performance, competitiveness and growth prospects.

The main objectives of the CBEC can be summarized as follows

1. Provide a center and space from which member SMEs can seek quality information relevant to their line of business
2. Assist businesses have access to financing through;
   • Direct financing
   • Loans/Credit
   • Partners
   • Investors
3. Offer free basic consultancy services on;
   
   • Tax issues
   • Investment and finance
   • Basic business management skills and training
   • Specific issues relating to specific businesses
4. Assist entrepreneurs and businesses on capital raising strategies
5. Help SMEs in the informal sector to efficiently migrate to the formal sector
6. Assist member SMEs toward securing market partners that are relevant in their area of business
7. Benefits free online marketing as all our member SMEs and listed online, alongside relevant information such as business domain, address, telephone numbers, link to website etc.
8. The CBEC will help you in maximizing sales and revenue, thereby enhancing your profitability
9. Support on different categories of risk management (Financial, fire, theft, illness, continuity etc.)
10. Importance of credit and how to successfully manage debt with your business
11. Seek advice on how to efficiently manage your business and avoid losses and leakages
12. Retirement considerations; savings and investing for pension
13. Gain advance level support in customer care and support.
14. The center will help and support you in properly managing your workers, and may support you in recruiting efficient and more productive staff
15. Any other support service that is likely to make your business develop faster and competitively too