Amman-6 April, 2014
The Deanship of Student Affairs through the Career Guidance Office of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development organized a workshop about the Fekrati Award for Entrepreneurial Projects by Tamweelcom, on Sunday 6th of April, 2014.
The Fekrati Award aims at Serving the Jordanian youth community by building a culture of entrepreneurship amongst youth, and by spreading awareness about establishing enterprises in Jordan. Such awareness will create a value chain through which a business plan applicant can have access to training, funding, and mentorship.
Ms.Farah Mousa, Senior Non-Financial /Services Officer at Tamweelcom, emphasized that the startup grants owners a chance to link to a network of mentors and potential investors for their businesses. In addition the award targets all Jordanian youth of both genders between the ages of 18-35 years all over the Kingdom, who have startup and innovative ideas or standing projects.
She further explained some guiding principles of the award, such as creativity and innovation perseverance and, social and environmental impacts, advising the students to enter the competition, because they will get a chance to have a training that will arm them with the necessary skills and knowledge to improve their businesses, and have their ideas formatted in a business plan.
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