We propose online business incubation tools which could be used by business incubators in the region to accelerate the successful development of companies by providing an array of targeted resources and services and sharing resources.

1. Using Social Networking to
Complement Business Incubators
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2. Online platforms are a cost effective method of increasing connectivity regionally
Scale wide
Remove physical barriers
Effective Reduce training costs
Faster deployment
Delivery
Mechanism
Scale deep
New offerings – online training
Support beyond training
Reduces technology infrastructure costs for partner organizations
Enhances Increase Impact
Create interactive collaboration/learning
Impact Enhance knowledge: Acquisition, Analysis, creation
Unite key stakeholders
Highly connected to on the ground program offerings
Research Centers
Employment Organization s
Business Incubators (Government, Non profit)
Unites Financiers Students
Stakeholders
Employers/Recruiters Structurally Unemployed
Training Centers (Government/Private)
Unemployed University Graduates
University Career Centers
Special Needs Associations
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3. Several incubation resources could be supported by a regional online
platform to strengthen business incubators
Incubators, Regulators, Academia Businesses, entrepreneurs Financiers, Technology Parks
• Facilitate management guidance, • Question/feedback module to • Access to investment pitches and
consulting, and technical facilitate guidance, consulting, and presentations
assistance to companies technical assistance
• Profile management Business
• Forum to connect entrepreneurs to • VC presentation training
venture capitalists; commercial incubators
• Question/feedback module to
finance sources, seek angel funding • Resources to locate financing via contact entrepreneurs
connecting venture capitalists;
• Upload research, statistics, banks, angels • Mentorship and advisory board
publications, seminar proceedings, location and networking
multimedia presentations , business • Access to research, statistics,
skills training guides/short courses publications, seminar proceedings, • Links to strategic partners Businesses, entrepreneurs,
multimedia presentations , business aspiring entrepreneurs
• Facilitate technology transfer from skills training guides/short courses • Upload research, statistics,
universities to major corporations for Entrepreneurs and students. publications, seminar proceedings,
multimedia presentations , business
• Conferences and specialized • Events calendar - conferences, skills training guides/short courses
online trainings workshops, seminars and other Incubation
events Resources
• Events calendar - conferences,
workshops, seminars and other • Job posting management and
events of interest management team identification
• Forum to provide Incubation • IP Advisory , export assistance
consulting services and best
practices to other incubators • Look up local incubation
organizations
• Directory of local incubation
organizations region wide • Facilitate technology transfer Financiers, TPs, regulators,
academia
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4. Several employment resources could be supported by a regional online
platform to strengthen career centers
Career, training, and special needs Students, unemployed grads, Employers, employment org.,
centers, women’s associations structurally unemployed Recruiters, home employers,
academia, regulators
• Announcements, alerts, Job- • Announcements and alerts
• Employercontactstudentalumni search agents
management
• Question/feedback module
• Question/feedback module to pose
Career centers and
• Job postings training providers
questions to career services staff • Employer profile management
• Online resume book generation • Personal calendar: interviews, • Job posting management - Online
career fairs, reminder emails job submissions
• On-campus recruiting
• My profile - Personal profile and • Receive job applications online
• Management of internship academic information
programs Students
• Candidate search capabilities
• Upload resume cover letters,
• Information session and workshop transcripts, writing samples • Proprietary Foundation
management and training
Employment studies
• Wizard-based Resume Builder
• Targeted employer and student
Employment
communications • Employer profiles Resources
• School branded database of • Multi-media Library to post
professionals, alumni, and mentors podcasts, presentations, and
documents
• Credentials hosting and references
• Streaming training videos
• Proprietary Foundation
Employment studies • Database of professionals, alumni,
and mentors,
Employers, academia,
regulators
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To get a copy of the full presentation or to ‫للحصول على العرض التقديمي الكامل لهذه المبادرة يرجى‬
discuss the findings, please contact Walid walid.aradi@tahseen.ae ‫االتصال بوليد العرادي على العنوان‬
Aradi at walid.aradi@tahseen.ae
• For Inquiries About Our Services and ‫• لالستفسار عن خدماتنا ولعرض أفكاركم علينا‬
Requests for Proposals
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To inquire about our services or submit a ‫عبر اإلنترنت باستخدام النموذج أدناه أو إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلى‬
request for proposal, please contact us using fikra@tahseen.ae
the online form or send an e-mail to
fikra@tahseen.ae
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‫وفي تحالفات مع شركة تحسين لالستشارات‬
We are interested in opportunities where our
technical skills and expertise can be used to ‫إننا مهتمون بالفرص التي يمكن من خاللها استخدام مهاراتنا‬
complement or diversify those of potential ‫وخبراتنا الفنية لتكميل أو لتنويع مهارات وخبرات شركائنا المحتملين‬
partners to pursue specific government funding ّ
.‫بما يمكن من السعي للحصول على تمويل حكومي أو عقود تجارية‬
opportunities, commercial contracts, or RFPs.
‫لبدء نقاش حول الدخول في تحالف مع شركة تحسين لالستشارات‬
To begin a discussion about entering into an
alliance with Tahseen Consulting, please ‫يرجى االتصال بوليد العرادي على العنوان‬
contact Walid Aradi at walid.aradi@tahseen.ae walid.aradi@tahseen.ae
• For Members of the Press or Media ‫• بالنسبة للعاملين في الصحافة أو في وسائل اإلعالم‬
For media inquiries, please contact Wes ّ
‫لالستفسارات المقدمة من قبل وسائل اإلعالم يرجى االتصال بـ‬
Schwalje at wes.schwalje@tahseen.ae wes.schwalje@tahseen.ae ‫ويـزلي شـوالييه على العنوان‬