"Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Enterprise Development" Launch a program "Tomorrow’s pioneers"
DUBAI, 11TH FEBRUARY/WAM/ The Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, one of the institutions of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, announced the launch of the sustainable national program “Pioneers of Tomorrow”, which was developed in cooperation with the Emirates Injaz Foundation to integrate university entrepreneurship with real economic and institutional needs.
The program establishes a direct path from academia to companies, and accelerates the creation of scalable Emirati ventures.
The initiative contributes to building bridges of communication between academic circles and the business sector, by giving talented Emirati university students the opportunity to experience the realistic challenges facing government and semi-governmental agencies and companies, and supports joint efforts to achieve the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, which aims to double the size of the emirate’s economy by the year 2033, and strengthen its position as a leading, competitive and attractive center for small and medium-sized companies and Emirati companies.
Ahmed Al Roum Al Muhairi, Acting Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, said that the launch of the “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” program comes in line with the vision of the wise leadership as another strategic step in strengthening Dubai’s position as an important center for entrepreneurship and innovation, by providing a practical path that begins from the education stage and develops to enable entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into successful projects, which contributes to strengthening Emirati talent that is involved within the emirate’s entrepreneurship system.
He added that this initiative reflects the level of cooperation between the public and private sectors that characterizes Dubai’s approach to economic transformation, reflects our commitment to providing continuous government support to entrepreneurs, and is consistent with one of the main priorities of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 in supporting a new generation of creative Emirati entrepreneurs who enjoy forward-looking thinking, amid the global competitive scene for small and medium-sized companies.
For her part, Razan Bashiti, CEO of Injaz Emirates, said that the “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” program embodies our commitment to transforming the potential of Emirati youth into real economic impact, and by linking university innovations to actual challenges from government and private agencies, the program provides a direct path from education to establishing companies that are capable of growth and expansion. In partnership with the Dubai Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, we are working to enable the next generation of Emirati entrepreneurs to build market-ready solutions that are compatible with the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda.
The “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” program allows Emirati students and emerging projects in universities to work within multidisciplinary teams to address urgent needs in various key sectors, in cooperation with governmental and semi-governmental institutions and companies, in order to provide effective solutions and provide meaningful economic value.
INJAZ UAE provides practical guidance according to specific frameworks, mentoring programs and learning sessions to identify challenges and find solutions to them, which helps students advance their ideas and transform them into practical and commercially viable results.
Within the framework of the initiative, participants who meet the criteria will have the opportunity to benefit from the integrated services system provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, which is designed to support entrepreneurs at various stages of their journey.
This system includes business incubator services, guidance and capacity building, facilitating financing opportunities, supporting market access, and enabling government procurement opportunities.
These services contribute to enabling entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable growth, enhance their competitiveness, and contribute to supporting the success of Emirati companies within the small and medium enterprise system in Dubai, within the framework of a sustainable national program for economic diversification.
The “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” program enjoys the support of leading national entities that review their needs at the operational level, specialized sector expertise, and guidance resources.
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