Mehmet Özdil Discussed the Future of Small Business Owners and New Projects on Egemax TV

On a program aired on Egemax TV, Mehmet Özdil, Founding President of the International Union of Small Business Owners (UEB), highlighted the economic challenges faced by small business owners and producers. He stated that small businesses struggle to compete against chain supermarkets with high purchasing power, and that the long chain of intermediaries—from farm to table—both reduces producers’ profits and drives up consumer prices.

Özdil noted that the UEB aims to address these issues by implementing a model of cooperation and collective purchasing; explained that through structures to be established at the neighborhood, village, town, and district levels, small business owners and producers will come together to increase their purchasing and sales power, reduce costs, and ensure that producers can bring their products to market at a higher value.

Free E-Commerce Infrastructure for Young People, Housewives, and Small Business Owners

Explaining that one of UEB’s most important projects is a free e-commerce infrastructure, General President Mehmet Özdil noted that their goal is to enable small business owners, producers, young entrepreneurs, and homemakers to start digital commerce without having to bear high software, server, and maintenance costs.

The system is designed to enable the sale of traditional, regional, agricultural, and handcrafted products—produced across Turkey—in the digital marketplace and to facilitate their entry into global markets, particularly the United States.

Through UEB’s overseas representative offices and international organizational structure, the goal is to pave the way for members to conduct trade not only in Turkey but also in global markets.

Grants, Incentives, Exports, and Special Benefits for Members

Mehmet Özdil emphasized that UEB aims to create a structure that not only addresses members’ concerns but also generates projects that provide direct economic benefits. He noted that efforts are underway to help members benefit more effectively from KOSGEB and other grant and incentive programs.

In addition, the goal is to reduce small business owners’ expenses and increase their profits through bulk purchasing systems, cooperatives, e-commerce, export support, and special discount agreements for our members.

Efforts are also continuing to expand special benefits for UEB members through corporate agreements in the healthcare, fuel, transportation, telecommunications, and various service sectors.

Our goal is clear: Without leaving our small business owners, producers, and entrepreneurs behind, we aim to make them stronger and more competitive in production, trade, and exports.

A Union Service with No Dues and New Discounts

Our President, reaffirming our union’s mission to provide services without charging any dues to our members, noted that discount agreements offering exclusive benefits to our members in essential areas such as healthcare, transportation, and telecommunications are in the works.

Watch the Full Interview: To watch the full interview on Egemax TV and hear the details of our projects firsthand, [click here to access our YouTube video/broadcast recording at https://www.youtube.com/embed/NLt8_dv_I2Q].