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SME INCUBATORS
A list of incubators that support small and medium sized enterprises in The UAE

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Incubators
Al Tamimi Investments The Big Start This is an initiative created by Al Tamimi Investments to foster entrepreneurship among nal year undergraduate students in the UAE. Baraka Consulting Baraka Consulting is a rm that provides business planning and business development services to entrepreneurs across business sectors in the UAE. Dubai Enterprise Center DEC is a full-service business incubation center located at Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZ). It provides a range of business services to rst time entrepreneurs in a nurturing and supportive environment and assists entrepreneurs to step into the commercial environment. Forsa Investment Company Forsa is an investment company mandated to invest the capital of women investors. It aims specically at enabling the growth of businesswomen by offering women in the UAE the opportunity to invest and partner in the countrys development. www.tamimiinvestment.com

www.baraka.ae

www.decuae.ae

www.forsa.ae

kanaraentrepreneurs.com Kanara Entrepreneurs Ltd. Kanara Entrepreneurs Limited (KEL) is a global, non- prot, mutual benet corporation chartered by individuals from the Kanara region (India). Founded by successful entrepreneurs and business executives, it seeks to encourage, support and nurture entrepreneurship.

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Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation Entrepreneurship Development Entrepreneurship Development at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation is aimed at developing future leaders and creating a knowledge-based society by promoting business excellence and empowering Arab entrepreneurs to innovate and facilitate job creation in the region. MBRF consists of two main programs: 1. Sawaed Programme The Sawaed Programme seeks to support and develop the capabilities of talented entrepreneurs across the Arab World by awarding non-refundable grants to regional projects that make a positive contribution to the development of the Arab World. 2. Arab Incubators Network The Arab Incubators Network seeks to further develop and support existing incubators in the Arab World by supporting entrepreneurs skills development, knowledge sharing, education on relevant topics, and connection with potential funders. Its overarching goal is to generate employment in the region.

www.mbrfoundation.ae/ English/Entrepreneurship/ Pages/Entrepreneurship.aspx

www.dubai.tie.org The Indus Entrepreneurs The Indus Entrepreneurs is a global notfor-prot network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. TIEs mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education. Young Arab Leaders (YAL) The Young Arab Leaders is a network of successful Arab men and women who aim to generate better opportunities for education, new means of income generation and a belief in the ability to achieve in their communities. YALs goal is to help Arab youth become tomorrows leaders.

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