Seç Market encourages women entrepreneurship!
Seç Market, which stands out with its artisan-friendly business model in the retail sector, also encourages women entrepreneurship. The number of women entrepreneurs, who make up about 10 percent of Seç business partners and own their own stores, is increasing day by day.
Seç Market, which supports neighborhood artisans by bringing together traditional artisan kültürürünü with modern marketçilik approach, also supports women entrepreneurship with its rapidly increasing number of women business partners. Approximately 10 percent of Seç Market stores, whose number exceeds 2,400 stores across Turkey, are managed by women entrepreneurs. It is aimed that this ratio will increase further in the coming years and more women entrepreneurs will be included in the Seç ecosystem. In Seç dealers, most of which are family-owned businesses, a significant number of women work in the store with their families in addition to their female business partners who directly own the store. The Seç business model, which offers tradesmen the opportunity to outperform the competition by taking advantage of opportunities such as institutionalization, ürün çequality, affordable and fast ürün supply while continuing to own their own business, also attracts the attention of women entrepreneurs with these aspects.
Stating that as one of the most important players in the retail sector with more than 2,400 business partners across Turkey, they are proud to have female business partners, Seç Market General Müdürü Altan Sekmen, “This year, we plan to further increase this ratio by implementing some additional projects to support female dealer candidates. We believe that we will make a significant contribution to the development of our country and the support of women's entrepreneurship with the new collaborations we will make in this field” he said.
Seç Market’s female business partners tell the story
Seç Yozgat Dealer Nevin Özışık, who previously ran a textile company, emphasized that meeting Seç Emphasizing that it was the right choice for him to meet with the Market, he said, "We achieved a 30 percent increase in turnover thanks to both the increase in my service quality and the supply of goods at a more affordable price.
Zonguldak’ Çiğdem Ekiz, a mother of two children who has been running Seç Market in Zonguldak’ for a year, said that she was excited when her husband came home one day with the Seç business plan, “ I wanted to start a business on my own behalf, but the right business idea was not sitting in our heads. We were encouraged by the opportunities offered by Seç Market and subsequently decided to enter this business. We were given the chance to compete with the market chains as well as the chance to be more successful by devoting the energy we would spend in the wholesaler or supply process to our workplace. We have received support and consultancy from Seç ’’’’at every stage from store location selection to shelf arrangement, from ürün supply to general market operation. In this period when trade has become difficult, we both enjoy what we do and succeed in trade with the support provided under a corporate umbrella ” said.
Sevgi Demirköprü, who used to work as a manager in a company before becoming a Seç dealer in Izmir’, said that after years of experience üAfter years of experience, she said that she wanted to do her own business and that she first received KOSGEB support and then decided to do this business under the corporate identity of Seç Market. Ms. Sevgi, “Seç team kept my motivation high during this process. Thanks to the consultancy support they provided, all that was left for me was to think about how I could provide better service to my customers and how I could increase my turnover," he said.
Hatice Kuzucu, mother of one child.