List of Arab entrepreneurship initiatives
Arab entrepreneurship initiatives: this is an alphabetical list of major, active, multi-year initiatives taken to promote entrepreneurship in Arab-majority countries. It includes private-sector, government, NGO and INGO initiatives.
Algeria
- Agence Nationale de Développement de l’Investissement (ANDI, the National Investment Development Agency)
- ANVREDET — Research Development Agency
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- CDTA — Centre for Advanced Technologies
- CERIST — National Research Centre
- DZ-Invest — The Foreign Direct Investment Agency
- EPA-ANSA Technology Park, City of Medicine and Cyber Park
- EU Delegation in Algeria[
- FINALEP
- SIPAREX
- Startup-week end
- Pépiniere d'entreprises Ouargla
- entrepreneurship4Youth
- Maghreb Start-up Initiative
{These need review and redacting.}
Bahrain
- Bahrain Business Incubator Centre
- Bahrain Development Bank
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Comoros
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Djibouti
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Egypt
- Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (TIEC)
- INJAZ EGYPT
- Ideavelopers.com
- Ahead of the Curve
- American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business
- Ashoka
- Endeavor-Egypt
- Yomken.com
- Yadaweya.com
- Elmashrou3.tv
- Innoventures.me
- Flat6labs.com
- GESR
- YESMENA
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Gisr Institution for Survey Research
- Entrepreneurs' Society
Iraq
Jordan
- Trip to Innovation - Ideas Accelerator
- MusicBasha.com The digital music store for independent Arab music
- Arcoten Holdings - Pan Arab entrepreneurship development and venture foundry
- N2V
- Alwatani (National Microfinance Bank of Jordan, NGO)
- Al Urdonia Lil Ebda
- Atlas Investment
- Al-Quds College
- Bidaya Ventures
- Business Development Center (BDC)
- Creative Jordan
- Endeavor-Jordan
- EFE-Jordan
- Entreprise Productivity Centre
- www.Exxab.com
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- INJAZ
- Jordan Career Education Foundation
- MENA100
- MENA Apps
- Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship
- Najah
- Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women
- National Fund for Enterprise Support
- Jordan Venture Projects
- "Incubators":
- Al-Quds College Business Incubator
- HCST-ICT Incubator
- JFBPW Incubator
- RSS - EE&IE Incubator
- AECE Incubator system at Al Yarmouk
- U of Jordan Agro-Industry Incubator
- JTG Incubator
- NACTIB - National Network of Incubators
- Cyber City
- Meydan
- Oasis500
- Young Entrepreneurs Association
- AZprofile.com
Kuwait
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- INJAZ
- Fikra www.fikraprogram.com
Lebanon
- Amideast, Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute
- Association for the Development of Rural Capacities
- Association Entraide Professionnelle
- Al Majmoua (microfinance)
- Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal (magazine)
- AltCity - creative startup community (coworking, cafe, startup programs)
- Ameen (microfinance)
- Center For Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the AUB American University of Beirut
- Bader Lebanon
- Berytech
- BIAT Center (Business Incubation Association of Tripoli)
- Center For Entrepreneurship @ Beirut Arab University
- Dragons Den: Al Aareen, on Beirut's Future Television
- Euro-Lebanese Centre For Industrial Modernsation
- eClub (The Entrepreneurship club) www.oureclub.com
- Georges N. Frem Foundation
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Ijma3
- Imdad logistics a Middle East 4PL services provider (Logistics Management)
- Kafalat: a 75% publicly owned financial company that assists SMEs to access commercial bank funding.
- Partnership for Lebanon (Ghafari, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Occidental Petroleum)
- Lira
- MACLE
- Makhzoumi Foundation
- MOET (Ministry of Economy and Trade)
- MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region (known for its annual MIT Arab Business Plan Competition)
- OX Factory The Startup Factory
- Philips Innovation Program (housed at Berytech)
- Qualeb Programme
- René Moawad Foundation
- RootSpace
- SME Unit (of the Ministry of Economy and Trade)
- South BIC (Business Incubation Center, Saida)
- Young Arab Women Entrepreneurs (YAWE)
- YallaStartup
Mauritania
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Morocco
- Al Akhawayan University
- Amideast, Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute
- AFEM, Moroccan Businesswomen's Association
- ANPME - The National SME Association
- ANPME - National SME Agency
- Biotech Maroc
- CAC - Network of Business Advisory Bureaus
- Casablanca Technopark
- CMPP - Moroccan Centre for Clean Manufacturing
- CREFACE - Network of Business Start-up Centres
- Education for Employment Foundation (EFE-Maroc)
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Government Ministries {revise: only leave in if sub-links relate directly to entrepreneurship}
- MCI - Ministry of Industry and Commerce
- The Ministry for Privatisation
- OMPIC - National Intellectual Property Bureau
- Network Maroc Entrepreneurs
- OFPPT - National Manpower and Professional Training Bureau
- PTR - A National Technology Services Network
- RMIE — Moroccan Incubator and Start-up network
- R+D Maroc — The Moroccan RTD Association
- Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship www.mcise.org
- Enactus-Morocco
- University incubators:
- National University System
- L’Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
- CUDI — Incubator at Doukala University
- CIE — Centre Incubator d’Entreprises
- CIT — Centre d’Incubation Technologique at EMI Rabat
- Incubator de l’ENIM
- IT Incubateur at INPT-ENSIAS Rabat
- Incubator ‘MA-IN’ at the Faculté des Sciences Semlalia Marrakech
- Incubator at the Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Beni Mallal
- Incubator at the Faculté des Sciences El Jadida
- Maghreb Start-up Initiative
Oman
- Amideast, Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute
- Fund for the Development of Youth Projects:
- Sharakah
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Shell Oil's Intilaaqah (social investment programme)
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry:
- Knowledge Oasis Muscat
- Omani Centre for Investment and Export Development
- Ruwad: magazine launched in 2009, in conjunction with Intilaaqah, Sharakah, and Alam Aliktisaad Wala’mal, by United Press & Publishing.
- SANAD
- The 2006 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) was held in Muscat
Palestine
- Amideast, Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute
- Bader ICT Incubator (http://www.bader.ps/)
- Arabreneur (http://arabreneur.com/)
- EFE West Bank/Gaza
- Gaza Sky Geeks (http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/)
- Palestine Investment Promotion Agency
- Palestine Information and Communication Technology Incubator (PICTI)
- Young Entrepreneurs of Palestine (YEP)
- Leaders Organization's eZone which includes (http://www.leaders.ps):
- eZone startup incubation space
- FastForward Accelerator
- Entrepreneurs' Cafe
- Tawasul - Global Connections Center - "Qudrat" Initiative (Social Entrepreneurship)http://www.tawasul.co.om/
- Tomorrow's Youth Organization
- Community Development & Continuing Education Institute
Qatar
- Arab Youth Venture
- Bedaya Center
- Enterprise Qatar
- Qatar University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest (QUIEC)- College of Engineering and College of Business and Economics
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC)
- Qatar Foundation
- Qatar Science & Technology Park
- Stars of Science
- Social Development Center
- Silatech
Saudi Arabia
- Badir program for innovation, entrepreneurship and technology incubators.www.badir.org.sa
- Centennial Fund National Entrepreneurship Center
- Center for development of S&M Facilities
- Global Competitiveness Forum
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Imdad logistics Logistics Consultants .www.imdadlogistics.com
- INJAZ-Saudi Arabia, to inspire and prepare Saudi youth to succeed in a global, knowledge based economy. (www.injaz-saudi.org)
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) SME Program. please contact Mr. Talal Karim Althefery
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - www.kaust.edu.sa and innovation.kaust.edu.sa
(KAUST runs startup accelerators including the Hikma IP-based Startup Accelerator and New Ventures Accelerator)
- King Saud University
- National entrepreneurship Institute (Riyadah)www.riyadah.com.sa
- Qotuf AlRiyadah.www.qotuf.com
- Saudi Entrepreneurship Development Insititute
- Saudi Fast Growth 100
- Uhuru
- Tasamy for Social Entrepreneurship www.tasamy.com
- Women's Incubator and Training Center
Sudan
- Engvillage (http://www.engvillage.com)
Syria
- HIAST — Higher Institute for Advanced S&T
- Junior Chamber International — Syria
- MAWRED Incubator for women entreprneeurs
- SEBC — Syrian-Enterprise & Business Centre
- SEBC - BI SEBC Business Incubator
- SKILLS
- Syrian Management Consultants Association
- Business Angels Gate
- Syrian Computer Society's ICT (see also MBRF Arab Incubator Network)
- The Syria Trust for Development
- Massar
- Shabab
- FIRDOS - Fund for Integrated Rural Development of Syria
- BIDAYA(founded by Asma Assad in conjunction with Youth Business International, FIRDOS, MAWRED, and SYEA)
- SYEA - Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association
Tunisia
- Agence de Promotion Industrielle (API)
- Centre de Soutien à la Création d'Entreprise
- Amideast, Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute
- Organisation Arab Pour l'Education, la Culture et les Sciences (headquarters, ALECSO)
- Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants d’Entreprise
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Institute Arabe des Chefs d'Entreprise (IACE, iaceonline.com)
- Centre des Jeunes Entrepreneurs (CJE)
- Intilaq
- Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Tunisie
- Maghreb Start-up Initiative
United Arab Emirates
- Al Tamimi Investments' The Big Start
- Al Tomooh Finance Scheme for Small National Business (in conjunction with EmiratesNBD Bank and Sheikh Mohammed)
- Arab Business Angels Network
- Arab Youth Venture Foundation
- Baraka private consultancy
- Dubai Enterprise Center (business incubation center in Dubai Airport Free Zone)
- Forsa business plan competition
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Hub Dubai (non-profit, member-based accelerator for business ventures for good)
- Kanara Entrepreneurs Ltd.
- Khalifa Fund
- Mohamed Bin Rashid Establishment For Young Business Leaders, "SME"
- Mohamed Bin Rashid Fund (MBRF; see also Regional and global initiatives, below)
- Sawaed
- SEED Entrepreneurship Centre (Investing, mentoring, and training Entrepreneurs on the world-renowned Lean Launchpad in Dubai)
- Arab Human Capital Challenge
- Arab Incubator Network
- N2V
- SMEinfo
- Tecom {MOU w/ MBRF}
- The Indus Entrepreneurs
- TURN8
- Young Arab Leaders (YAL)
- Wamda
Yemen
- ROWAD Entrepreneurs Foundation[1]
- Al-Amal Microfinance Bank
- Education for Employment - Yemen
- French Embassy Youth Enterprise Project
- Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- GTZ Yemen
- Small and Micro Enterprise Promotion Service
- Small Enterprise Development Fund
- Social Fund for Development
- SOUL
- Yemen Business Club
- Youth Leadership Development Forum
Regional initiatives in the Arab world
- Arab Innovation Network AIN
- Arab Youth Venture Foundation
- Awesome Foundation of UAE & Yemen
- National Net Ventures by National Technology Group N2V
- Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives
- Abraaj Capital
- Abraaj Capital Arts Prize
- Celebration of Entrepreneurship
- Riyada Enterprise Development (RED)
- Wamda.com
- Acumen Fund
- AIESEC
- American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business
- Entrepreneurs Society
- Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
- El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC)
- Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO, headquartered in Tunis)
- Arab Technology Business Plan Competition (begun in 2006, by the Arab Science and Technology Foundation and Intel Corporation)
- Arabreneur
- Ashoka
- Business Bridge Initiative
- Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
- CISCO
- The Cisco Entrepreneur Institute
- Cisco Networking Academy
- Deloitte
- Deloitte Middle East
- Deloitte Turkey - Deloitte Educational foundation
- Dun & Bradstreet SME Advisory Services
- Education for Employment Foundation
- Dragons Den: Al Aareen, on Beirut's Future Television
- Education for Employment Foundation
- (See also their branches in Egypt, Morocco, Yemen, Jordan, and Palestine.)
- Endeavor
- Endeavor Core Focus
- LIFT-OFF
- Envestors
- European Training Foundation (ETF)
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
- Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Ltd.
- INJAZ
- (See also Injaz's country chapters in a dozen countries: Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman; and forthcoming in Algeria, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.)
- (See also Junior Achievement)
- Intel Corporation
- The Intel Education Initiative
- Intel Capital Middle East and Turkey Fund
- The Intel Higher Education Program
- Technology Entrepreneurship - Theory to Practice
- The Arab Technology Business Plan Competition
- Intel Learn Technology and Entrepreneurship
- TechnoWomen Program
- International Finance Corporation
- International Labor Organization initiatives:
- Know About Business (KAB)
- Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB)
- Small Enterprise Development (SEED)
- Youth Entrenet (with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
- Junior Achievement
- Kauffman Foundation
- Entrepreneurship.org
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Larta Institute
- Legatum Institute
- Legatum Ventures
- Mohammed bin Rashid Fund (MBRF)
- Arab Incubator Network
- Sawaed
- Arab Human Capital Challenge
- Philips Innovation Program
- Manpower
- Entrepreneurship Training (Regional—Middle East and Africa)
- joint-venture with Junior Achievement (Global)
- YouthConnect (Global)
- NBS Entrepreneurial Screening (Global)
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the American University of Beirut
- {Add other major regional MBRF regional initiatives here}
- Microsoft
- DreamSpark
- Microsoft BizSpark
- The Imagine Cup
- Microsoft Innovation Centers (MIC)
- MIT-Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship
- MENA-OECD Investment Programme
- Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
- Middle East Youth Initiative, MEYI
- Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Silatech
- StartUp Arabia (www.StartupArabia.com)
- Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
- Synergos
- Arab World Social Innovators Program
- TechWadi
- The Prince of Wales' Youth Business International (YBI)
- (See above: Saudi Arabia's Centennial Fund, Syria's Bidaya, Yemen, etc.)
- The European Training Foundation (ETF, etf.europa.eu)
- UNIDO
- Wamda
- World Bank
- Doing Business (with IFC)
- {List here other WB initiatives focused on MENA entrepreneurship}
- World Economic Forum (Global)
- Global Education Initiative : Entrepreneurship Education in MENA
- YallaStartup
- YESMENA
- Yomken.com
- Young Arab Leaders (YAL)
- Young Presidents Organization-MENA (YPO-MENA)
- Youth Enterprise Generator
See also
- Entrepreneurship Policies in the Arab world
- Entrepreneurship Policies in Egypt
- Entrepreneurship Policies in Saudi Arabia
- Entrepreneurship Policies in Syria
- Entrepreneurship Policies in United Arab Emirates
References
- ↑ "The Yemeni Entrepreneurial Ecoysystem, Special Report" (PDF). Entrepreneur Middle East Magazine. June 2016.
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