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Business Studies for Secondary Schools
Ensuring fair competition: Organisations collateral, and expand operations
such as FCC helps small businesses in confidently.
Tanzania to compete fairly. This means Role of non-government agencies
preventing big businesses from using their Some of the non-government agencies
power to block small businesses from supporting businesses in Tanzania include
growing. For example, the FCC prevents the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce,
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small businesses from using fake labels to Industry, and Agriculture (TCCIA), the
copy products made by other businesses Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce
or selling products at very low prices (ZNCC), the Tanzania Association of
compared to those of similar businesses Micro-Finance Institutions (TAMFI), and
to force them out of the market. FCC the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation
also works closely with Tanzania Trade (TPSF). The following are the roles
Development Authority (TanTrade) to of these agencies in supporting and
raise awareness among small business regulating small businesses in Tanzania:
owners and customers about their rights Advocacy: Some non-government agencies
and responsibilities. During events like such as TCCIA in Tanzania Mainland
the Dar es Salaam International Trade and ZNCC in Zanzibar play essential
Fair (DITF), the FCC sets up information roles in speaking up for the needs of
booths to explain how fair competition small businesses. They work closely with
helps all businesses succeed. Through small business owners to understand their
such activities, the FCC creates a fair challenges and then talk to the government
playing field where small businesses can to find ways to solve those problems.
grow, attract customers, and improve For example, small businesses like food
their products without being unfairly vendors may complain about high licence
pushed out by larger competitors. fees, complex payment infrastructures, or
Business and property registration: multiple taxes. TCCIA may listen to their
Agencies such as BRELA and BPRA concerns and present them to the municipal
support small businesses in Tanzania council for reduced licence fees, simplified
Mainland and Zanzibar respectively payment processes, and infrastructures.
by providing services such as online In Zanzibar, small farmers encounter
registration of business names, licensing, low prices from middlemen. ZNCC may
and intellectual property protection. This connect them with government officials
formalisation enables access to finance, and academic researchers to discuss better
markets, and legal recognition. Whereas marketing strategies. Through these efforts,
BPRA plays a key role in Zanzibar by TCCIA and ZNCC ensure that small
registering land and property, allowing businesses are heard and the rules and
small businesses to secure ownership, policies in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
access credit using the property as are also fair, simple, and supportive for
their growth.
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