
Biban24 Secures MUSE Creative Award as Best Event in Entrepreneurship Category
The Biban24 Forum has secured the MUSE Creative Award for the Best Event in the Entrepreneurship category for 2024, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
This recognition stands as a living proof of the forum's crucial role in empowering entrepreneurs and supporting businesses. Biban24 Forum
Biban24 serves as a significant platform for entrepreneurs to launch their ventures and bolster the Kingdom's business environment.
The forum basically aims to shed light on Saudi Arabia's entrepreneurial zeal and its pioneering presence at local, regional, and global levels. Monshaat
Organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monshaat), the forum represents one of the world's most pioneering events in the entrepreneurship sector.
In this regard, Monsha'at emphasized that the event has set a priority to attract leading small and medium enterprises to the Kingdom's unique investment environment. Therefore, Biban24 has further positioned Saudi Arabia as a global prestigious hub embracing investment opportunities and initiatives.
'With Saudi Arabia continuing to serve as a gateway to a rich range of possibilities in a diversity of markets, Biban24 Forum provides investors from the region and around the world a timely platform to explore new and emerging opportunities with the potential to boost their business prospects significantly. Fostering an enabling environment conducive to collaboration, the meaningful exchange of ideas, and innovation, the conference is set to bring even more budding and established entrepreneurs, startup founders, and leaders together to bolster the regional and global SMEs ecosystem, creating a more prosperous future for all,' Sami Ibrahim Alhussaini, Monsha'at's Governor, said.
Biban24 has launched various initiatives and signed agreements surpassing SAR35.4 billion, along with the participation of more than 1,350 startups from 72 countries around the world.
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