Pauline introducing the Business Acumen 4 Good Competition & DUBAI+acumen:
Check out the 22 pictches of social enterprises: www.youtube.com/dubaiforacumen
Top 2 winners announced – Buksha Social Enterprise & Back to Basics:
Nojoud Al Bastaki & Muna Harib commenting on their experience in the workshops & comeptition:
On March 3rd, 22 teams pitched their ideas for social enterprises after attending the Business Acumen 4 Good workshops at Shelter Dubai.
Click here to view all the pitches http://www.youtube.com/dubaiforacumen.
Congratulations to the winning teams, Back to Basics by Tracy Fountain and Buksha Social Enterprise by Nojoud Al Bastaki and Muna Harib.
Thank you to all the judges; Najla Al Midfa, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development; Aun Rahman, Acumen Fund Pakistan; Heather Henyon, Balthazar Capital; Tara Rogers, Mojo Group Dubai; Saqib Rashid, Abraaj Capital and Joey Elaty, Queen’s Fuel.
Thank you to the amazing mentors who ran the workshops throughout February; Rama Chakaki from Baraka Ventures, Medea Nocentini from Consult and Coach for a Cause, Danish Farhan from Xische & Co., and Susan Baghdadi & Kamyar Houbakht!
Thank you to all the volunteers (below) who contributed their valuable time (weekends!) and energy to making the workshop and competition a great success!
Thank you to the generous sponosors for providing the prizes for the winners:
Thank you to the supporters of the Business Acumen 4 Good Competition:
Special thanks to Raee Public Relations for supporting the competition!
Check out the media coverage of the competition: City7 TV (5:35mins); Sama Dubai; Gulf News: Social entrepreneurs can help encourage local business in UAE
Join DUBAI+acumen and other +acumen chapters in celebrating generosity day on Tuesday 14th Feb!
Our goal is to make the day about love, action and human connection – because we can do better than smarmy greeting cards, overpriced roses, and stressed-out couples trying to create romantic meals on the fly.
To learn more about Generosity Day click here!
40 social entrepreneurs from 23 nationalities attended the highly inspirational workshop to bring out your true calling and the factors that drive you to become the social entrepreneur you are.
Rama Chakaki is the co-founder and CEO of Baraka Ventures, an organization that works with people and organizations that share a passion for wanting to be agents of positive change. Baraka helps build and support social ventures and sustainable businesses with a triple bottom line.
Read more about the workshop description and download presentation by clicking here!
Rama Chakaki’s blog http://rama.chakaki.com/2012/02/05/dubai-4-acumen-social-entrepreneurship-workshop/
Congratulations to those who have been accepted to attend the workshops and compete in the Business Acumen 4 Good Competition!
We have received over 30 team applications with exciting new ideas for social enterprises! All applicants are based in the UAE and are from 18 nationalities.
Everyone who has submitted the application form would have received an email from DUBAI+acumen. For more information please send an email to dubaiforacumen@acumenfund.org.
For each workshop we will post the ‘lessons learned’, pictures & videos of the session on the blog. To get live updates follow us on twitter #bizacu4good & @dxb4acumen!
Have a business idea? Have you thought about using your business idea to assist an under-served population, tackle an environmental issue, or provide better education for a community?
Put your IDEA to ACTION!
Dubai+ Acumen has launched a essential business skills workshop program in partnership with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, The Hub Dubai, and Xische & Co.The workshops are held every Saturday at Shelter and will help take your business idea to make real community impact:
The concept is for early stage entrepreneurs with ideas to help formuate a start-up business plan and “investor” pitch to test the market. Participants who have completed the entire workshop program will make a pitch to a panel of “investors” for a chance to win prize money, 1 year HUB Dubai membership, and 3 month brand, strategy, & digital marketing mentorship from Xische & Co.
Send Dubai+Acumen an email by January 31st to sign-up.
