The competition offers participants the opportunity to secure an AED50,000 grant in four industry-specific tracks: tourism, creative economy, impact, and tech
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Students and graduates offered opportunity to turn ideas into businesses with Sheraa incubator
The Startup Dojo – Summer 2022 incubator will focus on specific topics such as team building, market sizing, product development, marketing, business modelling, storytelling, and pitching
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Invest in Sharjah, Sheraa partner to link tech start-ups with investors
The new partnership will increase entrepreneurs’ access to potential capital for collaboration in key and emerging sectors
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UAE’s Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre looking for quality over quantity
CEO Najla Al Midfa is looking to increase the number of quality start-ups setting up in Sharjah
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In pictures: Shortlist revealed for Sheraa’s Access Sharjah programme
Since its launch, Sheraa has received over 250+ applications from around the globe. Participating entrepreneurs are given access to Sheraa’s team of experts and network of global mentors, business set up support, rent-free coworking spaces and free licensing, a pool of skilled human capital and media coverage.
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre
In pictures: Sharjah’s largest entrepreneurship festival opens with Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Bin Talal
The festival is Sharjah’s largest and most innovative entrepreneurial event, providing a unique platform for global and local entrepreneurs, investors and innovators to meet and network within the ecosystem.
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Sheraa raised $60m in investment, revenue in three years
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre saw 72 start-ups graduate to help create 506 jobs in UAE
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Jadarah attracts new industry giants in the quest to retain young Arab talent
Brand View: Dubai Future Foundation Amazon Web Services and Microsoft among those to support talent accelerator programme
Arab Monetary Fund
Bridging the Middle East’s startup funding gap
Missing components needed to build a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem have begun to emerge
Entrepreneurs
‘We need to create the next generation of investors,’ says Sheraa CEO
Investors in the GCC are eager to back start ups, but need to be educated on how to do so, Najla Al Midfa
Entrepreneurs
Banks, SMEs need to find ‘middle ground’ over lending issues: Sheraa’s Najla Al Midfa
More bank support is needed for SMEs in the GCC, but the CEO says both sides need to agree on a common resolution that protects both sides
Ruler of Sharjah
Gallery: Sheraa launches second entrepreneurial hub at University of Sharjah
His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre – Sheraa’s second hub in the University of Sharjah yesterday. The hub aims to continue Sheraa’s mandate of upskilling the youth and instilling the entrepreneurial mindset.
delivery services
Fast-growing Sharjah food delivery startup finds major buyer
Acquisition of 50 percent of Tawseel’s shares by Fares Foundation will allow the company to expand services into the rest of the UAE and beyond
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Sharjah’s largest entrepreneurship festival taking place this month
Event organisers expect the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival to attract over 1,500 attendees over the two days,