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Market Access & House of Balochistan
Buyers for SIA enterprises, at home and abroad, starting with heritage crafts made by women artisans. Coming soon: House of Balochistan, the first local marketplace.
A good product needs buyers. SIA helps the enterprises it trains and incubates find them: shops, companies, institutions and customers in Pakistan, and buyers abroad through Scale Impact 2 KSA.
At a glance
- For buyers
- Companies, hotels, shops and institutions
- For enterprises
- Market access is part of Accelerate
- Starts with
- Heritage crafts from Riwayat, a women artisans’ social enterprise
- How to start
- Tell us what you need on WhatsApp
How SIA helps
Four routes to buyers
Buyer introductions
In Accelerate, enterprises meet buyers looking for what they make.
Procurement linkages
Alumni are linked to procurement through Alumni for Life and SENPak.
Event marketplaces
Enterprises sell at SIA events, such as the Summit’s Women’s Innovation Marketplace.
Selling online
Crafts makers learn e-commerce: photos, prices, orders and delivery.
Where it starts
Reviving heritage crafts with Riwayat
Riwayat is a women artisans’ social enterprise. SIA gave it digital-first market access.
- Brand refresh
- Product catalogue
- Digital marketing strategy
- Incomes for refugee and host-community women
Digital-first market access for traditional crafts, preserving Balochistan’s cultural heritage.
Buyers and enterprises
Source from social enterprises
Tell us what you need, how many and by when.
What you can source
- Corporate gifts and event supplies
- Handmade crafts and textiles
- Food and farm products
- Services from social enterprises
What buyers ask for first
- Photos and a short description of every product
- Clear prices, including for larger orders
- How many you can make in a week or a month
- How you deliver, and how long it takes
Get buyer-ready in Accelerate. Accelerate
FAQ
Questions about market access
Is there an online shop?
Not yet. House of Balochistan, a new SIA venture and the first local marketplace, is coming soon: leave your details on this page to hear when it opens. Until then, ask the team on WhatsApp.
How do enterprises get in?
Through the SIA Pathway: market access is part of Accelerate, and alumni keep access through Alumni for Life.
Can I place a large order?
Yes. Tell us the quantity and the date, and the team will check which enterprises can deliver.
Coming soon
House of Balochistan
House of Balochistan is a new SIA venture, coming soon: the first local marketplace.
It will build on SIA’s market access work: the buyer introductions, event marketplaces and digital-first sales that started with Riwayat’s heritage crafts.
Leave your details if you are
- A buyerA shop, a company, a hotel or an institution
- An enterprise or an artisanWho would like to sell there
- A partnerWho would like to help it open
Hear when it opens
We tell you first when House of Balochistan opens.
Thank you. You will hear from us as soon as House of Balochistan opens. Your reference is {ref}.Create a free My SIA account to keep everything you do with SIA in one place.
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