Khalifa Fund Grants Emirati Entrepreneurs Association with Financial and Technical Support
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise
Development (KFED) has recently awarded the Emirati Entrepreneurs Association
(EEA) with a package of quality support programs, including financial and
technical support, to be used for Emirati entrepreneurs’ skills and capacity
development and creation of a suitable environment where their business
projects could flourish.
Mouza Al Nasri, Acting Chief
Executive Officer at Khalifa Fund, said: “We consider the Emirati Entrepreneurs
Association our strategic partner. We vow to cooperate and UAE jobs work with the Association to
promote entrepreneurship and the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in
the country.”
Al Nasri said that the KFED
provides numerous forms of support to the Emirati entrepreneurs such as
facilitating their participation in local and international exhibitions and
forums as well as giving them exceptions and importance in government
procurement processes. The Fund also supports its beneficiaries with access to
consultation services and advanced training programs UAE News to help them improve their
business capabilities and sharpen their skills to resolve challenges every step
of the way, from beginning to implementation of their projects and beyond.
Al Nasri met with Sanad Al
Meqbali, Chairman of the Emirati Entrepreneurs Association, in the presence of
Khaled Al Fahim, Secretary of the Association, and the Fund’s other senior
officials. During their meeting, Al Nasri underscored that communication and
cooperation between the two parties are vital to provide the SME sector in the
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services. She also guaranteed that the organization would work to convey the
opinions, suggestions, concerns, and needs of UAE entrepreneurs to concerned
federal and local entities.
She added: “We will continue our
close coordination and partnerships with government entities in Abu Dhabi and
the UAE, which reveals our continuing support for the SME sector in particular
and the country’s economy in general. Through these associations, we look
towards providing an attractive and positive environment where businesses can
succeed accordingly. This is in line with our understanding that SMEs are one
of the core pillars of this country’s stable and sustainable economic
development.”
Al Meqbali thanked Khalifa Fund
for the financial and technical support it provided for the Emirati
Entrepreneurs Association, saying that it will empower the Association to
competently implement key initiatives intended at enhancing the culture of
entrepreneurship in the country and empowering local entrepreneurs. Al Meqbali
noted that they have been able to implement Jobs in Dubai many successful and influential
initiatives and programs despite its limited financial resources.
Al Meqbali explained that the EEA
aims to attract aspiring young UAE entrepreneurs as it inspires them to
initiate quality projects with strong economic impact across numerous fields.
He also pointed out that the Association’s main objective is to provide
technical, administrative, and advisory support to entrepreneurs through
offering them a range of training courses to mature their abilities.
Also, he said that the EEA seeks to develop the local SME sector by solidification its relations with the public and private sectors and helping unify their hard work to progress the level of non-financial support to entrepreneurs.
Also, he said that the EEA seeks to develop the local SME sector by solidification its relations with the public and private sectors and helping unify their hard work to progress the level of non-financial support to entrepreneurs.
The Emirati Entrepreneurs
Association was officially registered in 2014 with support from Khalifa Fund to
help encourage and coordinate joint efforts across local entrepreneurs and
SMEs, including the adoption and implementation of innovative initiatives and
activities. The Association helps identify and address the needs of UAE SMEs,
which are considered the backbone of the national economy.
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