List of Arab entrepreneurship initiatives

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.
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 Business Incubator Centre
Bahrain Development Bank
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (TIEC)
INJAZ EGYPT, part of INJAZ
Ideavelopers
Ahead of the Curve
American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business
Ashoka
Endeavor-Egypt
Yomken.com
Yadaweya.com
Elmashrou3.tv
Innoventures.me
Flat6labs
RiseUp Summit
Algebra Ventures ($50 million venture fund)
GESR
YESMENA
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Gisr Institution for Survey Research
Entrepreneurs' Society
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
Zain Innovation Campus "ZINC"
TTi
TTi - She Innovate
TTi - 02 Incubator
TTi - 03 Incubator
SFH
The Tank by Umniah
The University of Jordan Innovation and entrepreneurship Center
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
KAFD-International Travel Support
Crown Prince Foundation
Arab Innovation Network
Jordan Education Initiative
Reach 2025
1000 Entrepreneurs
J-CORE
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
INJAZ
Fikra www.fikraprogram.com
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
Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative
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
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
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
Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP)
Arab Youth Venture
Bedaya Center
Enterprise Qatar
INJAZ Qatar
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
Badir Program for technology Incubators and Accelerators.
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-.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)
King Saud University
National entrepreneurship Institute (Riyadah)www.riyadah.com.sa
Qotuf AlRiyadah.www.qotuf.com
Saudi Entrepreneurship Development Institute
Saudi Fast Growth 100
Uhuru
Tasamy for Social Entrepreneurship www.tasamy.com
Women's Incubator and Training Center
Engvillage (http://www.engvillage.com)
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
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
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)
FasterCapital
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
ROWAD Entrepreneurs Foundation
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 League
Arab Innovation Network AIN
Arab Youth Venture Foundation AYVF
Awesome Foundation Dubai AFD
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
Private Enterprise Partnership for MENA
Gender Entrepreneurship Markets for MENA
International Labour 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
Society-related lists
Economy of the Arab League
Economy of the Middle East
Entrepreneurship Initiatives