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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).
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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. |

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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
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