The Syrian Enterprise and Business Centre (SEBC) is a Syrian non-profit making institution established in 2006 as an NGO according to Syrian laws, benefiting from a legacy of 10 year cooperation between the EU and Syria in developing business sector in Syria (namely the Syrian-European Business Centre 1996-2006).

Evolving as a smooth transition from the “Five-A” extremely successful EU funded programme, SEBC has become the leading  implementation agency for development projects, ensuring an integrated socio-economic development process with a focus on developing the private sector. In other words, SEBC is the catalyst institution for business sector development and growth in Syria.

Leading by example and serving as a role model, SEBC, The European styled, Syrian operated and managed business institution, adopts innovative styles, bottom up approach and demand driven techniques to achieve its set objectives;

these are:

• Increase the Syrian economic enterprises (Private and Public) competitiveness in local and international markets
• Assist Syrian private sector enterprises to access international markets
• Enhance the business community through increasing the number of enterprises with high growth potential and evolving capability in addition to providing them with required support
• Promote the positive development of the Syrian organizational and financial frame work to uphold development of private sector enterprises
• Facilitate the establishment of an efficient network of business support institutions

Syria has joined recently the Enterprise Europe Network who offers a “one-stop shop” to meet all the information needs of SMEs and entrepreneurs in Europe and partner countries.

The network services are specifically designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but are also available to all businesses, research centres and Universities across Europe and partner countries. It offers support and advice to businesses across Europe and helps them make the most of the opportunities in the European Union.