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Networking Opportunity for Incubators, Innovative Project Holders & Financial Consultants

Medibtikar Launches its 2nd Workshop in Amman
Aiming to Serve Incubators & Technoparks

Amman – Jordan, 20th November 2007: Within the framework of its mission of providing new and improved instruments to stimulate innovation at the firm and country levels, the EuroMed Innovation & Technology Programme (Medibtikar) - is planning to organize the second workshop in collaboration with Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JE).

The workshop – conducted over 4 days – is designed to illustrate the necessity of developing comprehensive business models for innovative projects and positioning them so as to maximise the possibility of attracting the necessary investment and expertise to further develop the business. In addition the workshop will focus on strategic and operational aspects of marketing. Overall the workshop aims to endow incubator staff with appropriate methodologies to assist project holders in building their business plans, making successful presentations to investors and managing relations with them.

“This workshop is of great value to JE – whose main mission is to transform, integrate and link Jordanian industry with the global economy. JE aims to improve and sustain the competitiveness of Jordanian enterprises by enhancing their managerial and productive capabilities” Commented H.E. Yarub Qudah, CEO of JE. “This being the second Medibtikar workshop within a year indicates and highlights the success of the first one”.

“The coming workshop is tackling different audiences; incubator management and staff – considered to be the primary beneficiaries; the entrepreneurs and projects holders since they provide the technical and real business experience and, financial officers – acting as potential investors who are assessing innovative projects – their main role shall be to illustrate the investor’s perception of business development as well as explaining the funding processes. This workshop is a mile stone within the Medibtikar programme and plays a crucial part of our support for incubators in Jordan”, said Mr. John Yates – Medibtikar Programme Manager.
 

As innovation plays a crucial role for the competitiveness of Jordanian enterprises, Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JE) closely cooperates with Medibtikar on supporting innovation activities (including eco-innovation). JE aims to provide better access to finance and deliver business support services in Jordan. Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JE) supervises a network of five Jordan Innovation Centres (JICnetwork). The JIC are business incubators in the field of innovation: Agro-Industry Business Incubator at the University of Jordan (Faculty of Agriculture), iPARK under the HCST, Engineering Industry Incubator at the Royal Scientific Society, JIC at Al-Hassan Industrial Estate and JIC at Philadelphia University.

 


For More details about:

Medibtikar Workshop – please contact: Medibtikar – Events & News – please contact:
Anis El Fahem
Training and Technical Assistance coordinator
Anis.elfahem@medibtikar.net

Noha Fathi
Marketing & Communications Consultant
The-Marketer.net
nfathi@the-marketer.net
 

About Medibtikar – Euromed Innovation & Technology Programme

Medibtikar is a regional programme supported by the European Commission, aiming at supporting innovation in the MEDA* countries. Started in April 2006, with a budget of 7,3Mn€, its action lines include improving the capacity of SME supporting organizations; setting up regional networks for technology transfer and exchange of experience; helping institutions to manage innovation issues; and promoting innovation through awareness seminars, and through a number of studies and guide books. Medibtikar head office is based in Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt – for further information, please visit our website: http://www.medibtikar.eu

About Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JE)

JE aims at developing, caring for and supporting Enterprises in Jordan and increasing exports and export opportunities to targeted regional and international markets. JE provides complete and integrated services with the target of facilitating enterprises modernization; development of their efficiency and capacity, improve their competitiveness and enhance their skills and technical, administrative and logistic capacities therefore, enabling them to maximize the benefits of economic and trade agreements signed by Jordan and to face the challenges of globalization. JE is overseen by a 12 member Steering Committee, equally comprised of representatives of the private and public sectors, in addition to the CEO of JE and headed by the Minister of Industry and Trade. The headquarters are in Amman and branches and/or liaison offices are located in Irbid, Zarqa, Aqaba and in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). For further information, please visit our website: http://www.jedco.gov.jo