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العربيةSME DISTRICT ACCELERATION PROGRAM
Our Award winning accelerator is the 1st program designed to support successful & challenged entrepreneurs from all over the world whether you are a start-up or an existing business, HERE is the right place for you to kick start and accelerate the growth of your business/brand within the UAE. After extensive Research & Development of 252 case studies we have understood the main entrepreneurship challenges within the UAE & MENA Region understanding the key factors Enter per us need to create self sustainable businesses that don't rely only on investment to grow Our pandemic proof annual membership based program offers 360 support services to entrepreneurs guiding them to overcome market challenges to learn the skill of entrepreneurship to take their business to the next level..
Your brand development journey with sme district
This easy 10-step incubation journey will help you understand how involved we are to draft the success journey of your brand because
“WE DO ENTERPERUSHIP DIFFERENTLY”
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Idea & General Concept Presentation
2
Brand/ Business Evaluation
3
Sales report submission
4
Membership Registration
5
Entrepreneurship Consultations
6
Brand profile/Business Concept development
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Feasibility Study & Business Plan
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Marketing Strategy development
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Launch or accelerate your
brand
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Best performing brands will be given the opportunity to sign international retail consignment agreements and the chance to be franchised globally.
Business Boosters
Everyone and Anyone can Apply! Our annual membership based accelerator package offers start-ups or existing businesses a wide range of optional services that they can choose front tailored to their business needs to help them boost their business performance.
BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS
An hour of one-on-one business consulting, twice a month to help you in launching and growing your business by evaluating and monitoring your work progress and development strategy by working with you on your feasibility Study, Business Plan, SWOT & Competitive analysis, Marketing Strategy Development, S.O.P, and franchising commercial business models.
SME District Smart SME Stores
Now you can get your own permanent store at the SME District Department Store at the Dubai mall Fountain Views to have your brand incubated for 2-5 years only with revenue share and discounted set-up costs, waving off fixed rent, Service Charges allowing you to enhance your brand sales, brand positioning, and to compete with international Brands. If you are a start-up you can get your own mini 2*2 stores for 6 months to try out and boost your brand performance. There will be monthly & quarterly evaluation to review your brand sales.
Dream Station Entrepreneurship festival
SMEs and local brands are given the opportunity to exhibit and promote their brands in all SME District biggest entrepreneurship festival dream station, where our members can participate to market and sell their products, network with investors, attend the coolest entrepreneurship conferences with international speakers and much more without any registration fees.
Deals District
Our members get exclusive access to discounted business set-up and development services such as; Digital marketing, content creation, photoshoots, branding, legal, accounting, and franchising services to help you kick start and accelerate your business growth with 40 to 80% less cost to create a self sustainable business that doesn’t require much investment capital to expand. To get an idea of our exclusive services and offerings check our deals district page.
IN IT TO WIN IT Pitching Competition
Our member get the chance to compete and win cash prizes where they present their business concept in a 2 minutes pitch and a panel will evaluate all member’s businesses based on those 6 pillars; brand innovation & technology, online engagement, sales, sustainability, and Social Responsibility for the chance to win cash prizes to invest them into their business development.
SME District marketplace
the first brand personalized marketplace tailored to shed the light on local designers and businesses from different sectors, enabling them to maximize their brand exposure and sales world wide. We also allow you to connect to investors, have your own brand mini-website for brand exposure, get visual reviews from to their Instagram hashtags, connect to top ranked influencers with exclusive rates to promote your businesses and the chance to participate in unique flash sales and exclusive auctions to sell your authentic limited edition products. Now you get the chance to register for free or as a premium member to benefit from our exclusive offering and accelerator package benefits to boost your business performance.
TESTIMONIALS
SME District member Equal opportunities and gender equality officer Owner of Salam Cafe & Al-Maha boutique
SME District member Equal opportunities and gender equality officer Owner of Salam Cafe & Al-Maha boutique
SME District member Equal opportunities and gender equality officer Owner of Salam Cafe & Al-Maha boutique
SME District member Equal opportunities and gender equality officer Owner of Salam Cafe & Al-Maha boutique