About Us

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

We are a Global Electronic Market designed with a Global MSMEs Business Forum based on Local Business Meetings, An electronic market where you can find any business anywhere in the world with a unique market place for all buyers and sellers. The Global MSMEs Business Forum is so localized and community based that you can sale your goods and services in large quantity to retailers and wholesalers or buy goods with others through any of these local business meetings at highly discounted rates or factory prices. We are so community based that you can find us physically operational in localities because our MSMEs Business Forum are located in communities, markets, towns and cities where our subscribers are organized into business meetings.

HISTORY

Creative professionals

Global Research and Development Co. Nig. Ltd an, ICT based private organization registered with the Corporate Affairs of Nigeria made its first attempt of launching an eCommerce business in 2012 with the name South East Communities business Forum ( www.southeaastcommunitiesbizforum.com )However the effort was not successful. The Founder of Global Research and Dev. Co. Nig. Ltd later in Dec., 2019 initiated Global Market Centre and reached to some friends that helped to give birth to this eCommerce and got it launched into operation in May 2017 at Abuja, Nigeria with Global Research & Dev. Co. Nig ltd as the the promoting and managing organization.

By 2019 the business has gained more attention from low and high profile individuals and organisations through the cooperative society initiated by the Founders to help the organization raise fund for its operation during the foundational and market testing stage through crowd funding.

Team

MEET OUR TOP GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OPERATIONAL TEAM

Prof Anyanwu, Aham V

Chairman GMC Governing Council

Distinguished Professor of Marketing with his tenure at Imo State University, Owerri. He started his career as Graduate Assistant in the Department of Marketing, University of Nigeria, Enugu campus in 1982. In 1984, he moved over to IMSU as an Assistant Lecturer. From this humble beginning, he became a Professor in the year 2000. He had served at different capacities - Head of department of Marketing for various terms, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre among others. He was also a member of the University Governing Council between 2005 & 2007. He is actively involved in research and Entrepreneurship development.

Chris Ukanwoke

Member Governing Council EXCO and USA Representative

Owner/ CEO Buckiway Integrated Business Services Inc. USA/Nigeria.

Dr John Nwanegbo-Ben

National Treasurer Cooperative fund

Lectures at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He has his Bachelor's, Masters and PhD at the University of Port Harcourt and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.He is a member of many professional bodies, boards and committees both within and outside the federal university of Technology, Owerri . A netprenuer with special interest in E commerce. Board secretary to Wealth field multipurpose cooperative society Ltd. Chief Editor and Editor of local and International journals.

Engr. Isidore Ehochi

National Coordinator/CEO

First Degree in Electronic Engineering from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. For over twenty five years he has been in private practice as an ICT Professional and Entrepreneur, after early stage work with Hephzibah Computer Engineers, Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria where he worked as Workshop Engineer in 1997 and subsequently as Electronic Maintenance Technical of Abuja Int'l Conference Centre with Fehid Engineering. In 1998, he founded Global Resarch and Dev.Co. Nig. Ltd with which he initiated some profit and non profit ideas including, Association of Service Oriented Entrepreneurs Inc, in, 2012, South,East Communities Development Association, 2014 and Global Market Centre, 2016 Presently he leads the team of the Global Market Market Centre Governing Council Executive Members in all the business development and Coordination of the operations of the outfit Globally

Dr. Unachukwu Uche Osborne

Chairman, Cooperative Operations

Dean, School of Business and Entrepreneueship, Imo State Polytechnic

Ike Sunday Chukwujekwu

Vice Chairman, Welfare and CSR Dept

Community Pharmacist in Abuja. A member of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria. Pharm Sunday is the Vice Chairman, Welfare and CSR Dept

Lolo Ngozi Egwuekwe (KSJI)

Head welfare

President Emerita Estate Surveyors Wives Association Abuja branch. President Emerita Umunumo Progressive union Abj branch An entrepreneur holds a B.A. in English Language taught at Boys Secondary school Victoria Island. Drill commander Knight of st John International Maitama Abuja.

Engr. Dr. Sir. Ezirim Kelechi ThankGod Esq

Industrial Engineer, Int'l Human Right Lawyer,an Environmentalist, Academician, Advocate for Justice ~lectures at Federal University of Technology, FUTO, Owerri, Imo State

Engr Valentine C. Eke

GMC Lagos Cordinator

1988 Electrical/Electronics Engineering graduate of FUTO. Currently in ICT practice privately with office in Surulere area of Lagos.

Our Businesses

Ecommerce

OUR BUSINESSES:

E-COMMERCE:

Our eCommerce activities are in three areas, namely - Business Listing ( GMC Cybershop ), GMC Market Place ( Shop ), and the Global MSMEs Business Forum.

Other areas of our business activities include Delivery & Courier Services, Projects and Business Financing, Consultancy, Engineering & Technical Services, Franchising, Farming and Farm Management, Manufacturing, Transportation, Real Estate as well as Investments.