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EMPLOYMENT CENTER


Ramadi Business Center will work with local MOLSA employment staff to help develop their skills similar to that of recent employment centers in Adhamiya, Baghdad. The two existing centers in Hay Ore and Adhamiya are staffed with 15 professionals, each working hard to create new jobs for area residents. RBC Employment Center will offer full services including:

  1. A database system that keeps track of applicants and their experience, private sector companies and job opportunities, all in Visual Basic.

  2. RBC Employment Center will assist MOLSA with the completion of applications by job seekers, entering the data into a professional database, tracking input applicant data and establishing links to employment opportunities. Data collection assistance for MOLSA will include one week orientations for applicants involving Resume development and time management as well as consultations to review unemployment history, family background, education and skills acquired to prepare applicants to receive job opportunity referrals.

  3. Work with MOLSA and/or CSP to enroll registered applicants into vocational skills training programs.

  4. Work with MOLSA and/or CSP to find, register and identify job opportunities for vocational skills graduates.

  5. Ramadi Business Center will assist MOLSA with follow up services to registered applicants through a call database and regular interview sessions.

  6. Assist MOLSA with the registration of local, national and international businesses through a database to link the applicants of employment services to potential employment opportunities which will be facilitated by job fairs hosted at the Ramadi Business Center.

Expected Outcome

  1. Register 20,000 job seekers and create a comprehensive database for MOLSA and the Ramadi Business Center.

  2. Register all private businesses in Ramadi.

  3. Register all vocational training graduates from various training programs, including MOLSA, and link at least 20% of all graduates to long-term jobs or apprenticeship opportunities.
     
COMPANY REGISTRATION

In most cases, prime contractors require prospective subcontractors to have D&B numbers and to be registered in the CCR system. RBC obtains Dun & Bradstreet numbers for its members and it is the only organization that can offer this service. RBC will not only offer the service, but it will offer it at a substantial discount. RBC will also register a company requesting a D&B number in the CCR (Central Contactor Registration) database, obtaining the company’s NCAGE number in the process for free.
Through IACCI, RBC has recently been in negotiations with Dun & Bradstreet, perhaps the most prestigious and widely recognized rating and financial information company, to offer the D&B rating service. This rating is recognized all over the world as an excellent tool to qualify customers and suppliers.

 
CREATING JOBS BY TRAINING

RBC will help to enhance employability through three track programs. These programs are Administrative/Secretarial, Sales and Accounting. The programs run from 1.5 to 3 months as they prepare youth and college graduates to enter into the work force. These programs are not only for young people, but they will help all that are in the workforce to enhance their skills to become more productive.

COURSE OUTLINE AND DURATION:

Administrative/Secretarial Program (3 Months)

  • Fundamentals in Computers (IC3 or ICDL)
  • Oxford New Headway English primary level
  • Oxford New Headway English secondary level
  • Writing Effective Reports
  • Basics of Applying for a Job and Preparing for an Interview

Sales/PR Program (1.5 Months)

  • IFC-BE Integrated Communication Strategy
  • IFC-BE About Customers
  • IFC-BE Caring for the Customer
  • Oxford New Headway English primary level
  • Basics of Applying for a Job and Preparing for an Interview

Accountancy Program (1.5 Months)

a. Fundamentals in Computers
b. IFC-BE Reading and Understanding Financial Reports
c. IFC-BE Working with Budgets
d. IFC-BE Controlling Costs
e. Basics of Applying for a Job and Preparing for an Interview

 
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR SMALL-TO-MIDSIZE BUSINESS OWNERS AND STARTUPS

RBC will conduct workshops on how to complete proper proposals, tenders, scopes of work and bills of quantity for a variety of contracts supported by Multi National Forces – West (MNF-W) and Multi National Corps – Iraq (MNC-I) funded through Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP), US Corps of Engineers (USACE), municipal and provincial government contracts and international NGOs such as IRD and Community Stabilization Program (CSP). The Ramadi Business Center will offer more than 25 different workshops. Each workshop / training seminar will last from one to four days with courses offered in either the morning or the afternoon. The Center will announce courses through promotion and its public relations department. Participants wishing to take a course will be enrolled in at least one of the following courses: :
  1. Complete necessary documents to submit proposals to Ramadi Municipal Coordination Center (RMCC) for municipal and provincial contracts
  2. Complete necessary documents to submit proposals to CERP and USACE funded projects
  3. Complete necessary documents to submit proposals to outside investors or as sub-contracts to large international firms
  4. Developing a Marketing Portfolio
  5. Understanding Marketing Concepts
  6. Understanding where to get additional help in basic business skills(e.g. accounting)
  7. Understanding how and where to find suppliers
  8. Understanding how and where to find financing
  9. Accounting for non accountants
  10. How to make a business plan
  11. Making a financial case
  12. Controlling work
  13. Promotion and Advertising
  14. Product Planning and Development
  15. Caring for the Customer
  16. Controlling Costs
  17. Working with Budgets
  18. Understanding Quality
  19. Achieving Quality
  20. Controlling Physical Resources
  21. Planning and Controlling Work
  22. Office Management
  23. Decisions Making
  24. Business Problem Solving Skills
  25. Time Management
  26. Managing with Authority
  27. Computer Familiarity (IC3)

     
LEGAL SERVICES

For the last three years, IACCI has offered legal services to its members in Baghdad and Kurdistan ranging from company registration to legal advice. Like that of IACCI, the RBC team of dedicated legal professionals is only a phone call away. IACCI is presently working with others to offer arbitration to help bridge the gap between going to court and settling out of court. Our membership in the ICC, International Chamber Corporation, provides vast knowledge about international arbitration which helps us to accomplish this goal. RBC will do the same. RBC Legal Services will include:

Company Registration
Businessmen and stock holders alike will benefit from this service of facilitated company registration for both national and foreign companies. The Business Center will provide this service at reasonable registration costs. This service is provided free of charge to RBC members who have distinguished membership (Distinguished Gold, Gold or Silver); however, fees must be paid for formal registration.

Dispute Settlement
The Legal Department of RBC is preparing a specialized international center for commercial arbitration according to the codes of international arbitration issued by the U.N. Commercial Committee. These codes are approved by most nations. This project guarantees the provision of distinguished and vital services to concerned companies. Under the shadow of this project, there will be cooperation from many parties working within this project, e.g. Dubai Center for International Arbitration and Cairo Center for International Arbitration.

Notary Services
Legal information provided to any who wish to benefit from and be aware of the tasks of the Notary Public Office. This Dept. plays a vital role in the authentication and approval of contracts, e.g. warrant and agency contracts to secure the rights of counter parties. Another role of the Notary Public is routine alerts as well as other legal matters. The main goal of the Notary Public Office is to impose as a formal legal party and be a formal power to documents.

 
BUSINESS INCUBATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

A group of sector specific experts will help to identify business opportunities, conduct market studies and make business plans in sectors like agriculture and other potential local business. Part of our goal is to make marketable standardized packages for the grants program (NAJAH) as well as other USAID funded programs such as Inma for Agri-Business, a key economic sector in Al Anbar.

 
MICRO-SMALL-MEDIUM ENTERPRISE GRANTS

Ramadi BC will house the successful NAJAH grant program which has been operating in Ramadi for the last few months. It has already approved over 500 projects with grants ranging from $1,500 to $10,000. The grant program will help to support the start up of new businesses, expansion of existing businesses and link them to employment services with MOLSA. The information that RBC provides about Najah would increase participation and promote clarity about the program.

 
BUYING POWER

RBC will use IACCI buying power to obtain special discounts for its members from shipping companies, such as DHL and FedEx, banks and insurance companies to help them utilize Group Buying Power. A dedicated team from our organization will work with vendors and encourage members to become suppliers for the program by making special arrangements with IACCI and RBC in order to offer members special discounts. By having this special win- win relationship, members can show their RBC ID to receive excellent discounts from reputable vendors verified by RBC, and in return the vendors obtain extra sales due to this significant buying power. A special directory will be issued to all members that list the specific services. All participating merchants can buy additional space to advertise their products and services. Currently, the IACCI NAJAH program is using this service to secure over $1 Million in purchasing power.

 
TENDERS

Since RBC will be a focal point for tenders in Ramadi, MNF-I and IRD will have their own office space in the Business Center to announce tenders worth millions of dollars. In addition, RBC will offer training to make it possible for new bidders to win projects.

 
DATABASE

Our talented IT team makes it possible for us to continue to improve and update our database by reflecting on the needs of the marketplace as well as our members. As IACCI has done with its over 7,500 members, RBC will start its own database of all its members that will include a detailed categorization of member companies according to the standards of the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) and the NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System). This allows us to locate instantly any supplier we need; for example, all spare parts suppliers in the city of Ramadi, Iraq that are members of RBC.

 
VETTING SERVICES

There is a shortage of available financial information for most Iraqi companies as well as other critical information needed. This said, IACCI has worked diligently from its start to gather complete and accurate information on all our members and RBC will pursue the same goal from its beginning including:

Membership application - 13 pages of detailed data categorization from member companies according to SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) and the NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System).

D&B and CCR.

Basic and necessary information like company size and locations, assets, all financial documents and annual reports, number of employees, name of partners, important managers, divisions or other affiliations for partners and/or companies.  RBC will also
  1. Check registration with the Ministry of Trade or Ministry of Industry,
  2. Visit company’s main offices in Ramadi or other areas in Iraq for verification and authentication,
  3. Produce a report of last year’s financials,
  4. Cross-check bank references,
  5. Verify and cross-check references associated with at least 3 contracts (trade activities) fulfilled or under fulfillment within the last one to two years,
  6. Cross-check two additional references provided by the company, and
  7. Submit a full report presenting the results of this vetting check including a certified bank statement of banking activity for the last 6 months.
     
KINKO LIKE BUSINESS SERVICES

Ramadi lacks a professional small business help center to enable new and existing businesses and companies to advertise or search information about other businesses or employment opportunities, submit professional documents and resumes or assist with the submission of tenders to potential contractors. Such services include:
  1. Notary public
  2. Copy services
  3. Fax
  4. Scanning documents
  5. Internet services
  6. Graphic design for business cards, flyers and posters
  7. Small job printing, color printing, business card printing, etc.
  8. Travel services in cooperation with our Baghdad International Airport Business Center (BIAP BC, www.iraqbiz.info) to book airline tickets for business travelers from Ramadi

Graphic Design Services

  1. Streamlined logos for companies and establishments as well as smart commercial/advertising designs
  2. Quality designs, delineations and drawings of compelling features
  3. Quality design of corporate identity websites as well as websites for businessmen, shops and various centers
  4. Solutions for frequently asked questions about websites
  5. Modern commercial printing of correspondences, business cards, books, magazines, catalogs, brochures, etc.
  6. Design of envelopes, correspondences papers, seals, advertisements of all sorts, posters, neon advertisement signs and more

Website Design

RBC Kinko department includes website design services. In our era, advertising and promotion for products and companies through the internet has become widespread for best worldwide propagation, since the internet is a modern communication tool for all ethnic groups of various languages. At Kinko RBC, we design customized websites for your company according to modern technological with sophisticated methods used by most skilled graphic designers and programmers. This includes internet website designs for:

  1. Companies
  2. Businessmen
  3. Shops
  4. Service centers
  5. Training centers, etc.
     
RBC EMAIL

RBC issues a special email account to all its members with 10 MB space, free of all advertising, and with virus protection. For example, if your name is Ali then you can have an email account with the name ali@ramadibc.com. Members can log into their email on our web site: http://www.ramadibc.com. This gives members a professional email rather than free emails like yahoo or hotmail that are available to anyone. RBC encourages members to use RBC email to communicate with clients or a prospective customer to project an image of professionalism and prestige.

 
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