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Satyendra Pathak
Doha
In a bid to support Qatari entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas, Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Ali bin Ahmed
al Kuwari awarded eight winners of Qatar National Business Competition (Al Fikra) for 2019 on Tuesday.
An initiative of Qatar Development Bank, Al Fikra is an educational and coaching programme designed for Qatari-led start-ups and entrepreneurs, enabling them to develop business ideas that can be turned into successful private value-adding businesses.
Out of the 560 applications received for the seventh edition of Al Fikra competition, eight were awarded special prizes, while 83 received training courses by professors from Qatar University, Carnegie Mellon and the North Atlantic College, as well as trainers in the field of entrepreneurship.
All the eight winners will receive prizes and services worth QR500,000 from QDB to convert their ideas into successful businesses.
Al Fikra 2019 was sponsored by Sasol as a strategic partner and Qatar National Bank (QNB) as platinum sponsor;
“We are delighted to be the platinum sponsor in the seventh edition of Al Fikra 2019. As a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, we are committed to supporting initiatives and ideas that will support Qatari entrepreneurs to realise their ambitions and execute their economic projects. Such ideas are integral parts of the bank’s strategy and vision that supports the diversification of Qatar’s economy,” QNB Group Executive General Manager and Acting Business Head Yousif Mahmoud al Nemeh said.
Evert Kleynhans, acting president of GTL Ventures at Sasol, said, “We are proud of these young talents and look forward to supporting all ideas aimed at diversifying the local economy and moving towards a knowledge-based
economy.”
Doha
In a bid to support Qatari entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas, Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Ali bin Ahmed
al Kuwari awarded eight winners of Qatar National Business Competition (Al Fikra) for 2019 on Tuesday.
An initiative of Qatar Development Bank, Al Fikra is an educational and coaching programme designed for Qatari-led start-ups and entrepreneurs, enabling them to develop business ideas that can be turned into successful private value-adding businesses.
Out of the 560 applications received for the seventh edition of Al Fikra competition, eight were awarded special prizes, while 83 received training courses by professors from Qatar University, Carnegie Mellon and the North Atlantic College, as well as trainers in the field of entrepreneurship.
All the eight winners will receive prizes and services worth QR500,000 from QDB to convert their ideas into successful businesses.
Al Fikra 2019 was sponsored by Sasol as a strategic partner and Qatar National Bank (QNB) as platinum sponsor;
“We are delighted to be the platinum sponsor in the seventh edition of Al Fikra 2019. As a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, we are committed to supporting initiatives and ideas that will support Qatari entrepreneurs to realise their ambitions and execute their economic projects. Such ideas are integral parts of the bank’s strategy and vision that supports the diversification of Qatar’s economy,” QNB Group Executive General Manager and Acting Business Head Yousif Mahmoud al Nemeh said.
Evert Kleynhans, acting president of GTL Ventures at Sasol, said, “We are proud of these young talents and look forward to supporting all ideas aimed at diversifying the local economy and moving towards a knowledge-based
economy.”
