The forum participants discussed how to deal with administrative obstacles and to protect their interests

The chairman of the Council of Businesswomen of NCE RK "Atameken" Lazzat Ramazanova addressed them with a salutatory word. The deputy akim of the region Kairat Bekenov also took part in the work of the forum.

About 200 women entrepreneurs from all over the region came to the regional center to tell about their successes and problems. Here got together all the famous businesswomen, as well as budding women entrepreneurs who are taking the first steps in their business. The products of their enterprises were presented at a special exhibition. These are goods that have already become a brand of the west of the country, and products that are present only in local stores. Guests of the event were able not only to see, but also to buy the products they liked.

"Today, women are very successful in mastering such a serious sphere as business. And this is not only traditional types of women's entrepreneurship. More and more representatives of the fair sex are involved in such types of business that are usually considered purely masculine. It is gratifying that most representatives of rural women's entrepreneurship are invited to the forum. As everyone knows, now there are good conditions for conducting a successful business. You just need to work, learn from experience and not be afraid of difficulties. Our goal is to help thousands of women translate their dreams into reality and show that gender policy in our country is really working", - said in her speech Lazzat Ramazanova, chairwoman of the Council of Businesswomen of NCE RK Atameken.

The Council of Businesswomen of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Aktobe region was established in 2015. It provides free of charge legal, consulting and practical assistance to the women's business community.

"You can address here not only for real advice, but also to get skills. So, various training courses were conducted, as well as psycho-training for businesswomen combining work and family. We give direction on how to start a business, support business initiatives, we have about 10 active women in the council who share their experience. The Council of Businesswomen also operates in the districts of the region", said Kulparshin Aidarkhanova, the chairwoman of the Council of Businesswomen of Aktobe region.

It should be noted that the Public Association "Association of Restaurant and Hotel Business of Aktobe region" was established in December 2016 at the initiative of the CBW of Aktobe region, at the stage of registration of the association of the studio and workshops for tailoring. With the help of Associations, not only the introduction of dual training will be conducted, but also certification, employment, training, internships, etc. It is planned to involve industry associations to develop professional standards and educational programs. Association together with Association KAGiR carried out certification of students of Aktobe technical college. The Association of Clothing Designers of Aktobe region is at the registration stage.

This is proved not just by words, but it can be confirmed by figures: out of 7164 operating enterprises, 22.2% of the leaders are women, and among the individual entrepreneurs, the share of women is 55.4%, which are mainly engaged in the sphere of trade, public catering, provision of services, agriculture.

As of 1^st of January 2017, there are 4982 agricultural producers in the region, out of which 673 are women. Out of 4582 peasant farms, 625 are run by women and out of 400 LLPs - 48 are run by women. Along with male leaders, businesswomen are doing well.

"In October 2016, NCE RK "Atameken" conducted in the pilot mode training on the project "Bastau Business" in the village Shubarkuduk of Temir district of Aktobe region. 60 people underwent monthly training and independently developed business plans. As a result, 6 projects for the amount of 30.1 million tenge were financed, 5 of which were initiated by women. On the borrowed funds, 2 individual entrepreneurs Kadyrova Sulushash and Rakisheva Karina plan to open mini-greenhouses, to establish the production of Kono Pizza and confectionery products (LLP "3 sisters" - Kairrakbaev Asemgul and IE "Izbanova R." (Izbanova Raya), also one project has been financed in the sphere of medical services (LLP “Med Service A" - Ibragimova Akerke) ", - said Zhanaaim Kelbatyarova, deputy director for economic affairs of the regional Chamber of Entrepreneurs.

On 17^th of April this year the Chamber of Entrepreneurs "Atameken" launched the second direction of the Program for Productive Employment and Mass Entrepreneurship ("Bastau Business" project) aimed at training the participants of the Program with entrepreneurial skills, including the principles of forming agricultural cooperatives, in the Aktobe region. The program is implemented in six districts of the region such as: Shalkar, Martuk, Mugalzharsk, Temir, Irgiz, and Uil districts. In the first stage of training, 209 people are participating, 120 of them are women, which is 59.0% (more than half). Up to the end of this year, it is planned to cover about 1125 people, of which 225 people should receive funding.

Representatives of the local akimat confirm this data.

"Our women are quite successful at the regional and republican level. It can be noted with certainty that women's entrepreneurship is already a serious phenomenon, and this can’t be ignored. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lazzat Kerimkulovna for the tremendous work you are doing to promote the issues of support and development of women's entrepreneurship at the highest level. If we use the language of figures, today in the region every third state support in the sphere of SMEs is provided to women entrepreneurs", - said the deputy Akim of Aktobe region Kairat Bekenov.

During the forum, the participants also discussed problems in the area of women's entrepreneurship. These are issues related to per capita financing, the availability of financial resources for the village, the issue of sewing a school uniform, the transfer of pre-school education organizations to the trust management of business, and others. On the basis of these data, the main directions in the future activities of the Council will be determined.

In turn, the deputy akim of the region Kairat Bekenov assured that the issues had been recorded and will be considered and resolved in the near future.

In the course of the forum, women who contributed to the development of entrepreneurship in the region (6 people) were rewarded with letters of thanks on behalf of NCE RK. Among them, the winner of the contest "Aktobe-Startup" - Daniya Ryskulova from Emba. She's a beekeeper. Today, all members of the family were involved in business. The business brings a good profit, we produce 300-400 kg of honey a year.

"The significance of such forums is very high. This is a free dialogue platform for women entrepreneurs, where they can voice their problems, talk about achievements, share experiences. And for young entrepreneurs like me, this is an additional incentive. After all, having met here with successful businesswoman, I also set a task - to achieve significant results in business", - shares her impressions from the forum the entrepreneur Daniya Ryskulova.

The forum concluded with the signing of a Memorandum between the regional CBW of NCE RK and Akimat of Aktobe region on mutual cooperation in supporting and developing women's entrepreneurship.

 The purpose of this Memorandum is to implement joint and concerted actions to create an institutional framework for the development of women's entrepreneurship in Aktobe region by organizing an effectively functioning dialogue platform between the authorities and business, jointly addressing the most pressing problems of women's entrepreneurship and developing systematic measures to increase the competitiveness of domestic business.

The afternoon part of the forum was devoted to the training "Life hacks for businesswomen" and to the plenary panel sections o. As part of the cultural program, the evening of poetry of Irina Astakhova (Moscow) took place.