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With the support of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Services Programs
MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region
Launches its Business Plan Competition for 2009-2010
Overview
Launched in Beirut, where a strong and active alumni community is concentrated, the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region is the 6th International Chapter and the first one in the Arab world.
The MIT Enterprise Forum (MIT EF) of the Pan Arab Region aims at furthering economic and technological growth and competitiveness in all of the Arab countries covering North Africa, and the Middle East. Its main objective is to develop and nurture a culture of entrepreneurship by providing the necessary opportunities to entrepreneurs to learn, hone their skills, network with all relevant business constituencies, and interact with the global entrepreneurship culture.
The MIT EF of the Pan Arab Region organizes and manages a set of activities targeted at achieving its objectives. Part of those is the MIT Arab Business Plan Competition.
The first of its kind in the Arab world, designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the region to start their companies and, ultimately, create a nest of leading firms in the Arab world. The Competition has been running since 2006 and for the 3rd time this year, and it has involved more than 8000 entrepreneurs from 17 Arab countries (till October 2009).
The top 30 semi- finalists were selected and the names of the teams are now out. You can check the details on our website: www.mitarabcompetition.com
These top 30 projects are from the following countries: fourteen from Egypt, six from Lebanon, two from Tunisia, two from the United Arab Emirates, two from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and one from each of Palestine, Yemen, Morocco and Jordan.
These 30 teams will be invited to take part in a workshop to be presided by Prof. Ken Morse. The workshop is for 2 days and will take place in Beirut on March 21-22, 2010. It aims at supporting the 30 teams to finalize their business plans, which are due to be submitted by April 14. Based on these plans, 9 winning teams will be chosen to make oral presentations in Cairo on June 17, 2010.
Calendar of Events
12 October 2009
Website opened for registration
12 January 2010
Deadline for submitting online applications
22 February 2010
Announcement of 30 semi-finalist teams
21-22 March 2010
Entrepreneurship workshop in Beirut
14 April 2010
Deadline for submitting full business plans
13 May 2010
Announcement of 9 finalist teams
17 June 2010
Oral Presentations and Awards Ceremony in Cairo
You can read more about us on:
http://www.mitarabcompetition.com
http://www.mitarabcompetition.com/presentationtouniversities.php
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MIT-Entreprise-Forum-Pan-Arab-Region/150269417157
http://www.youtube.com/MitArabCompetition
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mit-enterprise-forum/17/8b3/687
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