The Global Entrepreneurship Network, in collaboration with the Labour Fund ‘Tamkeen’, will launch the 11th Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2019, which will be held for the first time in the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from April 15 – 18.
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Chairman of the Economic Development Board and His Royal Highness Prince Andrew Duke of York, the finale of the 2nd Bahrain edition of the Pitch@Palace competition was held this evening (Wednesday, March 27) at Four Seasons Hotel.
As part of the second phase of Tamkeen's 2018-2020 strategy, Tamkeen announced that it has resumed receiving applications to benefit from its newly revamped and improved Business Support Program.
Tamkeen's Chief Executive Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi confirmed that Tamkeen is currently in the midst of revamping the Enterprise Development Program and Training and Wage Support programs, in line with its efforts to enhancing the sustainability of the impact of the support and maximizing their benefits as per market requirements.
Thirty teams taking part in Tamkeen’s Youth Business Awards “Mashroo3i” have been qualified for the finale of the competition. The qualified teams are expected during this phase of the competition to work on the development and preparation of their business prototypes. Towards the end of this phase, three winners will be selected for the first three places, as all 30 teams’ prototypes will be displayed in a public exhibition which will be held between February and March of this year. During the public exhibition, the prototypes will be evaluated by a separate panel of judges whose members will be announced soon.
Bahrain FinTech Bay and the Labour Fund “Tamkeen” announced in a press conference yesterday the launch of its FinTech Talent Program focused on the training and development of Bahrainis and is the first and only of its kind in the Middle East.
