Baku, Azerbaijan, April 4
By Ilkin Shafiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan's Center for Simplified Support to Family Businesses (ABAD) intends to increase the list of retail outlets that sell products under the ABAD label, ABAD's director Rufat Elchiyev told Trend.
"To date, we have six sales centers and three regional centers. ABAD regional centers are located in the Masalli, Balakan and Guba districts of Azerbaijan. The four sales centers are located in the capital city, particularly in the Icheri Sheher State Historical and Architectural Complex, the Baku Railway Station, the Heydar Aliyev International Airport and the National Gymnastics Arena, during international sports competitions. Our shops operate in the Demirchi village in Shamakhi district and Tufandag ski resort in Gabala. We also plan to increase the list of markets, representing our products," he said.
He said that the sales centers will open in one of the five-star hotels in Baku and at the Center of Ceramics and Applied Arts in Sheki in the near future.
"This Center will open its doors soon, both for visitors and for those who want to learn crafts. Apart from ceramics, other kinds of applied art will be represented there. Such a center is also being built in the Nardaran village, Absheron district. The opening of two more regional centers are expected in Sheki and Imishli districts, " Elchiyev noted.
The Center for Simplified Support to Family Businesses (ABAD) was established by the decree of the Azerbaijani president, dated Sept. 23, 2016. ABAD provides comprehensive support to families at all stages of the business, from branding and registration of the enterprise and ending with the access of products to the markets. Presently, the main areas for ABAD are agriculture and arts and crafts.
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