Abu Dhabi SME Hub

Strong communication is the bridge between your #bigidea and the #funding it needs to grow. Join award-winning coach 🪄 Maher Elusini as he shares proven strategies to boost your confidence, refine your pitch, and win over investors. 📅 December 6 | ⏰ 4:30 PM ✨ Reserve your spot now and gain the skills to turn your vision into reality. https://lnkd.in/dmPFtaGg

🤝 Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) Partners with Wio Bank MBRIF and Wio Bank PJSC have signed an MoU to offer tailored digital banking solutions for MBRIF members. Key benefits include: - Streamlined onboarding and a 6-month free subscription to Wio Business. - Access to supply chain financing, revolving overdrafts, and SME-focused credit cards. - Quarterly networking sessions and workshops on start-up banking solutions. This partnership aligns with MBRIF's mission to empower innovators and SMEs, fostering the UAE's innovation-driven economy. 🌟 Read more it here: https://lnkd.in/d2sKZmcc #Innovation #SMEs #DigitalBanking #UAEEntrepreneurship

🌍 Watercycle Technologies Secures $5.6M Series A to Expand in MENA UK-based Watercycle Technologies, co-founded by Egyptian scientist Dr. Ahmed Abdelkarim, has closed a $5.6M Series A round. This funding will accelerate the deployment of its sustainable mineral recovery systems, critical for the green energy transition. Watercycle’s innovations could transform critical mineral supply chains and advance the circular economy globally. 🌱⚡ Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dfymNG7W #Innovation #GreenTech #Sustainability #MineralRecovery

From concept to reality, prototyping turns ideas into action. Whether low-fi or high-fi, each iteration brings you closer to innovation. 🚀 Dive into our guide by Qusai O. Malahmeh, co-founder of menalab and one of adsmehub.ae’s mentors, to learn how prototyping is where innovation takes shape. Read Qusai’s piece here: https://lnkd.in/dGurZ5zR  #DesignThinking #Prototype #Innovation #CreateToLearn #EmpowerYourVision #insightstuesday💡

🚀 FedEx Awards Young Innovators at INJAZ Al-Arab/JA MENA 2024 Youth Entrepreneurship Celebration Congratulations to 3a Balata Inc., this year’s winner of the FedEx Global Possibilities Award! The Palestinian team developed piezoelectric tiles that convert footsteps into electricity, exemplifying innovation, sustainability, and real-world impact. 🌍⚡ FedEx continues to empower youth entrepreneurs across MENA, fostering talent to shape a sustainable future. https://lnkd.in/dAxV9NzS #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Sustainability #YouthEmpowerment

🌍 74% of Businesses Boost Net-Zero Investments, Call for Bold Policy Action A new WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development report highlights that while global businesses ramp up net-zero spending, achieving climate goals requires stronger government support. Key barriers include infrastructure delays and weak investment cases. Only 1% believe the transition is on track. 💡 Signs of progress: Hydrogen-fueled steel (+150%), methanol-fueled ships (+80%), and Sustainable Aviation Fuel usage (+165%). The future lies in public-private collaboration for a sustainable world. Read the insights from the report here: https://lnkd.in/dqM4ZdZu #NetZero #Sustainability #ClimateAction

🌱 CRYSP VERTICAL FARMS & Alesca Life Technologies: Revolutionizing Hospitality Farming! 🌍 Crysp Farms partners with Alesca Technologies to deploy 500 AI-powered vertical farms across the Middle East. These sustainable farms will provide fresh, pesticide-free produce to top hotels and resorts, cutting water use by 90% and land by 99%. Together, they’re redefining hyperlocal farming for hospitality and beyond. Read more on it here: https://lnkd.in/dsYh7scg #VerticalFarming #Sustainability #HospitalityInnovation

Our greatest barriers are often self-imposed. When you free yourself from doubt and start believing in your potential, you open doors you didn’t even know were there. So, dream bigger, push harder, and trust in what you’re capable of. Your limits are only as real as you make them. 🌟 Every week, get inspired by the greatest minds with adsmehub.ae. #LimitlessMindset #BelieveAndAchieve #GrowthMindset #SelfEmpowerment #DreamBig #Overcome #mondaymotivation

Here's your dose of #weeklynewscorner MENA M&A deals valued at US$71.0b in 2024 https://lnkd.in/dJEM6z5b AHOY to Support 10,000 MENA Entrepreneurs by 2030 https://lnkd.in/dj9YADsx Locad raises $9m for smart digital logistics engine to expand globally https://lnkd.in/deQkJjki Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) receives proceeds for the YOUGotaGift exit https://lnkd.in/gz2kx2JZ ADGM FSRA Publishes IT Risk Management Guidance https://lnkd.in/dD4CVHqq

Brands For Less (BFL Group) has sold a 35% stake to The TJX Companies, Inc., paving the way for growth and solidifying its position as the region's leading off-price retailer. Exciting leadership updates include Toufic Kreidieh as Executive Chairman and Ayman Beydoun as CEO. Stay tuned for what’s next! https://lnkd.in/d8NusTMb #RetailLeadership #BFL #TJX