Calling for Arab Innovative Entrepreneurs!

Do you have a plan to create an innovative business? Do you want to meet the different players in the field of entrepreneurship (investors, entrepreneurs, professionals)? Do you have a taste for challenge and want to compare your entrepreneurial talents to those of entrepreneurs from across the Arab world? If yes, this post is for you.

The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship as a regional partner would like to announce the launch of the MENA 100 Business Plan Competition, which is organized by the MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network, in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank and the MENA Center for Investment.

The MENA 100 Competition addresses innovative entrepreneurs, from the 18 Arab countries participating in the MENA OECD Investment Program (Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen).

The primary objective of the MENA 100 business plan competition is to encourage existing and inspire potential entrepreneurs and connect the 100 best of them in the Middle East and North Africa region with potential sources of finance to generate business transactions.

What you can expect as an entrepreneur:

Forming networks with your counterparts in the region but also worldwide to conceive new ideas, to enter new markets and find new resources.
High-level exposure to winners through the awards ceremony and the promotion of your business idea through the media.
Connection to a network of professionals providing technical support to help innovators develop their start-ups and ventures, and offer financial and in-kind support to candidates.

Applications will be accepted until 31st August. For more information and to access the on-line application form available in French and English you can visit our website: www.mena100.org. For any additional questions please contact the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship.

Please do not hesitate to forward this email to potential candidates you believe could be interested in this competition. The MENA region needs your creativity, your dynamism and your foresight more than ever before. This competition will give “entrepreneurship” a face, maybe YOUR face, and would be the occasion to recognize your significant contribution to your society and community.