SEÇ MARKET supports women entrepreneurs with the "Smile with Power" project.

Supporting neighborhood tradesmen and entrepreneurship with its dealership business model and aiming to further increase the number of women business partners, Seç Market is launching a special support program for women entrepreneurs. Within the scope of the project called “Gücünle Gülümse”, firstly, “Entrepreneurship and Retail Management Training Program” will be organized in cooperation with Boğazi çi Üniversity Lifelong Education Center (BÜYEM). Within the scope of the program, which will take place online and last for a total of 24 hours, women entrepreneur candidates will be trained on entrepreneurship and retail sector. 
 
Seç Market’s “Gücünle Gülümse” project will also contribute positively to the goals of Yıldız Holding Women's Platform’, which has undertaken exemplary global efforts to empower women in business life and in all areas of society.  
 
No requirements for application
 
After evaluating the applications for the program, which does not have any conditions, 50 women entrepreneur candidates who are deemed suitable will be accepted to the training. Participants who complete the 8-day training, which will last 24 hours in total, will also be entitled to receive a certificate. Within the scope of the training program consisting of 3 modules titled "Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management", "Retail Management", "Retail Management" and "Seç Seç Market Model with Gücünle Gülümse”;; from entrepreneurship to communication and relationship management in retail;various trainings on entrepreneurship in the retail sector from entrepreneurship to communication and relationship management, from retail management to digital dönüon, from financial awareness to merchandising and Seç Market business model. Applications for the entrepreneurship program will start on June 7 and will continue until June 21, 2023. Applications can be made online at www.secmarket.com.tr.
 
Altan Sekmen: “We are working to increase the number of women entrepreneurs ”
 
Stating that the project will support women entrepreneurship, Seç Market General Müdürü Altan Sekmen continued his speech as follows: "As one of the largest food retail brands in Turkey operating with the franchising model, the efforts in the field of equal opportunities are very valuable for us. Approximately 10 percent of our business partners, the majority of which are family businesses, are women entrepreneurs. In our current period, we aim to increase the number of our female business partners who own their own stores under the Seç sign. With our "GüGücünle Gülümse” project, which we will take the first step with the training to be held in cooperation with BÜYEM, we will continue our efforts to provide equal opportunities for women in business life and to support women entrepreneurs.” 
 
Begüm Mutuş: “We are committed to creating a corporate culture built on equality and inclusion”
 
Yıldız Holding Women's Platform Elçisi Begüm Mutuş stated that the Gücünle Gülümse project has created a valuable role model to promote women's entrepreneurship in Turkey and added thatAt Yıldız Holding and its companies, we strive to reflect our stance on equal opportunities not only in our words but also in our actions. We aim to remove barriers for women by contributing to the construction of a corporate culture based on equality and inclusion. We aim to support women's entrepreneurship and value chain both in our country and globally in the memorandum of understanding we signed with UN Women. Seç Marketler’s Gücünle Gülümse project will make a concrete contribution to the vision we have put forward in the field of equal opportunities and entrepreneurial women.” said.