Partners

Kafalat

Kafalat is a Lebanese financial company with a public concern that helps small and medium sized ventures (SMEs) to access commercial bank funding. Kafalat helps SMEs by providing loan guarantees based on business plans / feasibility studies that show the viability of the proposed business activity. It processes guarantee applications for loans that are to be given by Lebanese banks to SMEs operating throughout Lebanon. Kafalat targets SMEs that belong to one of the following economic sectors: Industry Agriculture Tourism Traditional Crafts High Technology Kafalat guaranteed loans benefit from interest rate subsidies. These subsidies have been set up to alleviate the crowding out effect of the high interest rates in Lebanon which are generated by public sector borrowing. The interest rate subsidies are financed by the Lebanese treasury and administered by the Central Bank of Lebanon.

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank has partnered with Bader to launch for the first time outside the UK, the Deutsche Bank Creative Award.

AbouSleiman & Partners - Law

AbouSleiman & Partners is the law firm of Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program and the Lebanese Business Angels.

Eastline Marketing

With over 30 million people now using social media in the Middle East, including 15 million Facebook users, the region is ripe for digital marketing. Founded in 2007, Eastline Marketing (ELM) was the first digital marketing agency in Lebanon and one of the first in the region to offer a complete range of online marketing services. Just a few years later, ELM is developing campaigns for Kimberly-Clark, Toyota, DHL,FXCM, and top local bank Audi. They are racking up international recognition at big industry events like Cannes, the Webby Awards, and the Gemini Awards to name a few. It is experiencing high revenue growth and has forged inroads into regional markets, namely Qatar and Saudi Arabia. With plans to keep shifting towards a higher margin, more scalable products using its proprietary technology platform, Sweepz, and to open new offices, ELM is well on its way to becoming the leading regional digital marketing agency in a market estimated to reach US$266 million by 2013, from US$56 million in 2009.