Sulaiman, chairman of JCCI, and Muhammad Abdul Qader Al-Fadel, chairman of the center, toured the facility. Dr. Nadia Baashen, director general of the center, briefed the prince on its activities and achievements. "This is the first full-fledged modern information center for businesswomen in the Kingdom," said Dr Al-Sulaiman. Al-Fadel said the center extended its services in three main areas: training and developing the skills of current and future businesswomen; supporting woman's business establishments with finance and information and reducing bureaucratic procedures; and helping businesswomen run their businesses from home. Al-Fadel said that the center had provided economic consultation to 457 women's businesses, including 275 working from home. Mohammed Al-Sharif, secretary-general of JCCI, said the center had received 1,230 job applications and found jobs for 400 women. "We have transferred 460 women to the national project for training and employment in the Makkah region," he added.
