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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

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 Bahrain

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 Comoros

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Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative

 Djibouti

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Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative

 Egypt

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 Iraq

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 Jordan

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 Kuwait

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 Lebanon

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  • TEC - Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club
  • 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)
  • Cedars Consultants and Traders' Group
  • 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)
  • Speed@BDD
  • WAY SAL - Cedars consultants and Traders'Group
  • Young Arab Women Entrepreneurs (YAWE)
  • YallaStartup

 Mauritania

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Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative

 Morocco

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  • Al Akhawayan University
  • Amideast, Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute
  • AFEM, Moroccan Businesswomen's Association
  • ANPME - The National SME Association
  • ANPME - National SME Agency
  • Jamalullail Corporation Berhads
  • 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

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  • Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC) www.zubairsec.org (by The Zubair Corporation)
  • 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

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 Qatar

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  • Arab Youth Venture
  • Bedaya Center
  • Enterprise Qatar
  • INJAZ Qatar[1]
  • Qatar University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest (QUIEC)- College of Engineering and College of Business and Economics
  • Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC)
  • 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

Stars of Science

 Saudi Arabia

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  • Badir Program for technology Incubators and Accelerators.[3]
  • Madar Cloud Venture Builder : Madar Cloud Venture Builder is a Cloud Tech Venture Builder- The first of its kind in Middle East and Africa- committed to propelling emerging businesses to success.Through comprehensive support and resources, Madar Ventures serves as a guiding force, nurturing both ventures and Corporates towards their full potential in the dynamic world of entrepreneurship. With innovative strategies, valuable and rich Cloud resources, Madar Ventures provides the necessary tools and guidance to achieve success [4]
  • Namaat Social Entrepreurship Factory ( نماءات )  : The Social Entrepreneurship Factory "Namaat" aims to launch and build emerging, non-profit Saudi associations that seek to address major social and developmental challenges through creating sustainable solutions based on cutting-Edge technologies. Namaat is a pioneering initiative that strives to build a new generation of emerging associations contributing to the creation of solutions with collective developmental impact, in addition to the efficient use of technology for noble humanitarian and societal goals, leaving a sustainable impact.[5]
  • 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)
  • 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)

 Somalia

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 Sudan

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 Syria

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  • HIAST — Higher Institute for Advanced S&T
  • Junior Chamber International — Syria
  • MAWRED Incubator for women entrepreneurs
  • 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)
  • 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

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 United Arab Emirates

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 Yemen

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Regional initiatives in the Arab League

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See also

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Entrepreneurship Policies in the Arab world

References

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  1. ^ "INJAZ Qatar". www.injaz-qatar.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. ^ "The Yemeni Entrepreneurial Ecoysystem, Special Report" (PDF). Entrepreneur Middle East Magazine. June 2016.
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