Business E-serving Raafat Elfouly, Ph.D. G2B Program Director

Talk Outline Talk Outline G2B Program Business Needs Solutions Achievements Talk Outline

G2B Program E-Gov: www.Egypt.gov.eg Mission: Simplify Starting, Running, Growing Businesses In Egypt Objectives: Educate BZs on Available Resources Provide E-Service To Business Publish Essential Indicators/Reports Develop on line (BZ Skills) Training/Education

How? Business Needs ?? 3M + BZs A Survey was Done: 48% Company Establishment problems 52% Operations problems Taxes, Customs, Commercial Registry,.. Data is not available Laws and Procedures are not clear How?

Business Needs: Funding Data: Capacity Building Enabling Environment Reports/Indicators Procedures/Regulations Capacity Building Enabling Environment

How? Solutions Front End Solutions: Back End Solutions; Business Portal Enterprise Advisement Centers Back End Solutions; Processes Re-Engineering Authorities Automation How?

Business Portal www.business.gov.eg

Portal Objectives Business Portal Promoting SME One stop-shop for ALL business information and services Create awareness on business, procedures, services offered Providing expert answers to business owners and the public Portal Objectives

Target Audience Portal Users Business Owners Investors Returning Egyptian Immigrants General Public Target Audience

Enterprise Advisement Centers Serve as a valuable provider of quality business counseling, training, information, and special programs, as well as Gov services

Enterprise Advisement Centers Mentoring/ Couching (Business life cycle) One Stop-Shop for Gov Services Courses/Seminars about SME starting/ funding/ managing/ marketing. Business studies: market gaps, needs,..

Achievements Data: Establishing a Company: Operations: Investment Portal www.Investment.gov.eg Establishing a Company: 55 days TO 3 days Operations: Commercial Registry Services 48 Hours TO 20 minutes

THANK YOU Relfouly@AD.GOV.EG