Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş., which has been carrying out its activities in the production and marketing of mineral oils for 116 years in our country, continues to stand by women entrepreneurs in Turkey. Within the scope of the support offered by the company; Organized the fourth event of the "Virtual Meeting with the Buyer - Istanbul and Beyond", which brings together Turkey's entrepreneurial women with the leading local and international institutions. The organization realized by Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş. with WEConnect International and Turkish Economy Bank (TEB), which offers opportunities for entrepreneur women to be included in the supply chain of large local and international institutions, was held this time with the participation of entrepreneurial women from across the country. Women participating in the event had the opportunity to develop their networks and promote their products and services. Reaching more than 250 women entrepreneurs last year as part of the "Virtual Meeting with the Buyer", the company aims to continue the event this year as well.
Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş., which has made a name for itself with its exemplary collaborations in order to contribute to the participation of women in business life, as well as its achievements in the sector, continues its uninterrupted support to women entrepreneurs in Turkey. The cooperation signed by Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş., WEConnect International and the Turkish Economy Bank (TEB) is among the exemplary works carried out for women to take a more active part in business life. In this context, the fourth of the "Virtual Meeting with the Buyer - Istanbul and Beyond" event, organized by Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş. .
The event, which was held with the participation of many women entrepreneurs from all over Turkey; WEConnect International Turkey Director Nilay Çelik, Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş. It started with the opening speeches of Eda Demir, Strategic Automotive Customers Manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Seda Yavaş Erim, Marketing Manager of TEB Business Banking. Among the most remarkable parts of the event was the speech of Mayank Shah, CEO of MSDUK. Mayank Shah in his speech; He drew attention to the reasons why global institutions attach importance to the issue of “diversity in supply” and talked about how women-owned workplaces can turn this issue into an opportunity.
Parallel meeting sessions were held!
The Virtual Meeting with the Buyer was then followed by the “Institutions Tell! – continued with the panel titled “Diversity in Purchasing and Supply”. In the panel; The perspectives of the leading corporate companies of the sector on procurement and diversity in supply were discussed. Later, parallel introduction sessions were held with the participation of the managers of many local and international corporate companies that are members or supporters of WEConnect International. Entrepreneurial women operating throughout Turkey introduced their products and services to the aforementioned corporate companies in the sessions that attracted great interest.
Many women entrepreneurs had the opportunity to be included in the supply chain of large local or international institutions at the meetings held as part of the "Virtual Meeting with the Buyer - Istanbul and Beyond" event. In this context; A PR company founded by women entrepreneurs sold to a large healthcare organization, and an office equipment company founded by another woman entrepreneur sold to a large telecommunication company. The series of events is planned to continue next year.
At least 150 women entrepreneurs will be reached this year!
More than 250 women were reached last year with the “Virtual Meeting with the Buyer - Istanbul and Beyond” event. It is aimed that many entrepreneur women will benefit from the advantages offered by the WEConnect International network this year, with the event series organized online and attracting great interest following the measures taken within the scope of the pandemic. Within the scope of the event, it is aimed to reach at least 150 women entrepreneurs this year.
Advantages offered to buyers…
WEConnect International's certification agreements with suppliers provide many advantages to the buyers. Globally valid certificates also offer the assurance that a business is truly “Female Owned and Controlled”. In this context, when buyers purchase a product or service from a supplier within the framework of "Diversity in Supply" programs, with this certificate, they can assure whether that supplier actually owns "diversity".
It has been carrying out its activities in Turkey since 2012!
WEConnect International, which started its activities in 2009 and its activities in Turkey in 2012, aims to support entrepreneurial women in many countries of the world; a non-profit organization working with the goal of involving large local or international institutions in the supply chain. Women who register to WEConnect International's female-owned business network, which carries out their work in more than 120 countries, through the WECommunity system, can connect with all other businesses. WEConnect International, which has offices in 20 countries, including Turkey, has more than 350 female-owned company members. WEConnect International aims to support international institutions to channel a portion of their annual “purchasing” budget of approximately $1 trillion in total to women-owned businesses.
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