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Mid East Info
01-08-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
MAKE and Khalifa Fund launch the 5th Cohort of Athath Fellowship 2025 to empower the new generation - Middle East Business News and Information
Abu Dhabi – MAKE has launched its 5th cohort of the Athath Fellowship 2025 , in partnership with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, inviting all next-gen aspiring furniture entrepreneurs to reimagine the world of furniture design. The application call, launched last month, welcomed those who view furniture as a functional design, and the selected applicants are interviewed in June 2025. Every phase of the programme is dedicated to unraveling unique skills and visionary ideas. Hosted by MAKE at their facility in Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, from July to 11 October 2025, the programme is structured in three distinct phases and will combine 8 training -sessions to equip aspiring creatives in furniture design with the tools to launch and grow their businesses. From shifting the mindset to entrepreneurial thinking, to mastering the Business Model Canvas, operational planning, pricing, branding, and digital marketing, each session offers practical insights led by industry experts. The programme also covers growth strategies and the essentials of setting up a business legally in the year's edition is supported by Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, whose mission aligns with the fellowship's goal of empowering emerging entrepreneurs and building a dynamic, innovation-driven ecosystem. This edition will bring together a new generation of talents committed to shaping the regional dialogue on aesthetics, functionality, and innovation in modern furniture design. Khalifa Fund's support also emphasises the fellowship's commitment to nurturing local talent and fostering commercially sustainable design practices in the UAE. Her Excellency Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, CEO of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, said: 'We are proud to support Athath Fellowship 2025 as part of our commitment to fostering entrepreneurial talent in the creative industries. This programme not only empowers young designers with the tools and knowledge to thrive, but also aligns with our broader vision of enabling sustainable, design-led enterprises that contribute to enhancing Abu Dhabi's position as a global hub for knowledge-based, innovation-driven economy. Talal AlAnsari, General Manager of MAKE, added: 'This version of the programme, developed in partnership with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, is rooted in cultural relevance, functional design, and commercial appeal, focusing on creating furniture pieces that are market-ready and meaningful. It welcomes all participants with the skills and mindset to become entrepreneurs in the world of furniture design, providing a launchpad for their careers in furniture making and design innovation. We aim to build a future where design enhances our lives, and each piece of furniture becomes a living example of creativity and practicality.'At the conclusion of the cohort, participants will present their completed prototypes at Dubai Design Week in November 2025. This showcase will celebrate their creative achievements and offer invaluable exposure, connecting emerging designers directly with decision-makers, private clients and the community of interiors, architecture, and product innovation. By backing programmes that blend creativity with business acumen, Khalifa Fund and MAKE continue to nurture a new generation of talent, contributing to the 'UAE's vision of a diversified and innovative-driven economy. About Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development: The Khalifa Fund is an independent, non-profit organisation affiliated with the Abu Dhabi Government. Its mission is to nurture a culture of entrepreneurship, promote innovation, and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the UAE through a balanced ecosystem. Founded in 2007, the Fund was established to align with the vision of the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. About MAKE: MAKE is a part workshop, lab, studio, and garage, with a diverse range of offerings focused on building creative skills and process learning in making, design, engineering, and art, supported by a wide range of professional-grade machinery, tools and setup. We are a community of entrepreneurs and experimenters, designers and artists, DIY enthusiasts, hobbyists, learners, and doers. MAKE's mission is to create and support a new culture of making in Abu Dhabi and provide a growing community of makers with the resources and knowledge required to turn their ideas into reality. At MAKE, our mission is built on two core pillars: enabling the makers' community through our makerspace and its services, and building community capabilities through educational offerings. We welcome makers of all ages and capabilities, from absolute beginners to professional designers. It's a place for young minds and old hands, where people with different levels of creative ability and knowledge come together to make their ideas real.
Web Release
04-07-2025
- Business
- Web Release
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development launches ‘Future Entrepreneur' program to enhance entrepreneurship skills
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) is launching tomorrow, July 4, 2025, the 'Future Entrepreneur' program to foster entrepreneurship skills among the youth aged between 6 and 18. The key objectives of the program includes fostering innovation, empowering young people with financial management skills and building a new generation of national entrepreneurs using tools for excellence in a practical environment under the guidance of a committee of experts. The program is projected to attract 5,000 participants and develop 2,500 entrepreneurial projects and 1,000 small ventures under the 'Future Entrepreneurs Permit' initiative, launched by the Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA), an arm of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) to develop and regulate the business sector, over the next five years. It follows a comprehensive process to select exceptional young entrepreneurs based on their eligibility, thinking methodology, creativity and performance. It mainly focuses on innovative problem-solvers and young individuals with the capability to make a long-term impact on Abu Dhabi's economic ecosystem. The program aims to support participants within certain age groups to innovate, develop and sell products and services in a realistic environment. Through this program, participants will receive expert guidance and feedback, helping them reach an idea pitching stage, where they can showcase products and services in a marketplace to promote and sell them and win awards. The training camp, under the program, enables participants to apply their acquired skills in real markets across various key fields, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, pre-owned goods market and food and beverage kiosks. The camp will also include a stringent evaluation system to recognise exceptional talents and qualify them to be part of 'Builders of Future Launchpad.' Her Excellency Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, CEO of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, said, 'The Future Entrepreneur program is a testament to our wise leadership's progressive vision to support young talents, investing in programs to make them future leaders. Through this initiative, we aim to foster a culture of innovation among youth and reinforce national entrepreneurship, which is one of the key pillars of national economy and a driver of its sustainable growth and diversification. Furthermore, we seek to offer an enabling ecosystem to transform the aspirations of the participants into success stories at the beginning stage itself, allowing them to grow as successful entrepreneurs and create a lasting impact across Abu Dhabi's major sectors.' The initiative is going to start with an opening ceremony, in 'Nabd Al Falah' Center in Al Falah City, offering participants an opportunity to register and select their preferred pathway under the 'Inventor' or 'Trader' categories. The selected participants can then engage in a two-week summer camp and gain practical knowledge in pricing and brand development. The program will extend over a four-week period beginning mid-July, with two extensive study days per week. It seeks to nurture skills of young individuals in areas of idea generation, prototype development, budget planning, storytelling and digital tools. To register and learn more about the application criteria, please visit the website:
Mid East Info
04-07-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development launches ‘Future Entrepreneur' program to enhance entrepreneurship skills
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development KFED is launching tomorrow, July, 2025, the 'Future Entrepreneur' program to foster entrepreneurship skills among the youth aged between 6 and 18. The key objectives of the program includes fostering innovation, empowering young people with financial management skills and building a new generation of national entrepreneurs using tools for excellence in a practical environment under the guidance of a committee of experts. The program is projected to attract 5,000 participants and develop 2,500 entrepreneurial projects and 1,000 small ventures under the 'Future Entrepreneurs Permit' initiative, launched by the Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA), an arm of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) to develop and regulate the business sector, over the next five years. It follows a comprehensive process to select exceptional young entrepreneurs based on their eligibility, thinking methodology, creativity and performance. It mainly focuses on innovative problem-solvers and young individuals with the capability to make a long-term impact on Abu Dhabi's economic ecosystem. The program aims to support participants within certain age groups to innovate, develop and sell products and services in a realistic environment. Through this program, participants will receive expert guidance and feedback, helping them reach an idea pitching stage, where they can showcase products and services in a marketplace to promote and sell them and win awards. The training camp, under the program, enables participants to apply their acquired skills in real markets across various key fields, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, pre-owned goods market and food and beverage kiosks. The camp will also include a stringent evaluation system to recognise exceptional talents and qualify them to be part of 'Builders of Future Launchpad.' Her Excellency Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, CEO of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, said, 'The Future Entrepreneur program is a testament to our wise leadership's progressive vision to support young talents, investing in programs to make them future leaders. Through this initiative, we aim to foster a culture of innovation among youth and reinforce national entrepreneurship, which is one of the key pillars of national economy and a driver of its sustainable growth and diversification. Furthermore, we seek to offer an enabling ecosystem to transform the aspirations of the participants into success stories at the beginning stage itself, allowing them to grow as successful entrepreneurs and create a lasting impact across Abu Dhabi's major sectors.' The initiative is going to start with an opening ceremony, in 'Nabd Al Falah' Center in Al Falah City, offering participants an opportunity to register and select their preferred pathway under the 'Inventor' or 'Trader' categories. The selected participants can then engage in a two-week summer camp and gain practical knowledge in pricing and brand development. The program will extend over a four-week period beginning mid-July, with two extensive study days per week. It seeks to nurture skills of young individuals in areas of idea generation, prototype development, budget planning, storytelling and digital tools.
Al Etihad
03-07-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
KFED launches ‘Future Entrepreneur' programme to enhance entrepreneurship skills
3 July 2025 18:45 ABU DHABI (WAM)The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) is launching on Friday, July 4, 2025, the 'Future Entrepreneur' programme to foster entrepreneurship skills among the youth aged between 6 and key objectives of the programme include fostering innovation, empowering young people with financial management skills, and building a new generation of national entrepreneurs using tools for excellence in a practical environment under the guidance of a committee of programme is projected to attract 5,000 participants and develop 2,500 entrepreneurial projects and 1,000 small ventures under the 'Future Entrepreneurs Permit' initiative, launched by the Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA), an arm of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) to develop and regulate the business sector, over the next five follows a comprehensive process to select exceptional young entrepreneurs based on their eligibility, thinking methodology, creativity, and mainly focuses on innovative problem-solvers and young individuals with the capability to make a long-term impact on Abu Dhabi's economic programme aims to support participants within certain age groups to innovate, develop, and sell products and services in a realistic this programme, participants will receive expert guidance and feedback, helping them reach an idea pitching stage, where they can showcase products and services in a marketplace to promote and sell them and win training camp, under the programme, enables participants to apply their acquired skills in real markets across various key fields, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, the pre-owned goods market, and food and beverage camp will also include a stringent evaluation system to recognise exceptional talents and qualify them to be part of 'Builders of Future Launchpad.'CEO of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, said, 'The Future Entrepreneur programme is a testament to our wise leadership's progressive vision to support young talents, investing in programmes to make them future leaders. Through this initiative, we aim to foster a culture of innovation among youth and reinforce national entrepreneurship, which is one of the key pillars of the national economy and a driver of its sustainable growth and diversification. Furthermore, we seek to offer an enabling ecosystem to transform the aspirations of the participants into success stories at the beginning stage itself, allowing them to grow as successful entrepreneurs and create a lasting impact across Abu Dhabi's major sectors.'The initiative is going to start with an opening ceremony, in "Nabd Al Falah" Centre in Al Falah City, offering participants an opportunity to register and select their preferred pathway under the 'Inventor' or 'Trader' selected participants can then engage in a two-week summer camp and gain practical knowledge in pricing and brand development. The programme will extend over a four-week period beginning mid-July, with two extensive study days per week. It seeks to nurture skills of young individuals in areas of idea generation, prototype development, budget planning, storytelling, and digital tools.
Web Release
09-05-2025
- Business
- Web Release
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development showcases innovations of projects and local startups at SusHi Tech Tokyo conference
By Editor_wr Last updated May 8, 2025 The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is participating at the SusHi Tech Tokyo conference, highlighting innovations of five sponsored-projects. As part of Abu Dhabi's economic delegation to Japan from 8-10 May 2025, Khalifa Fund's participating projects in SusHi Tech Tokyo include the Gracia group, which represents a leading model in smart and sustainable agriculture in the UAE, and the Rafiq application, an innovative platform that facilitates maintenance and decoration services, in addition to three projects three startups under the umbrella of Khalifa Fund, that excelled during the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development competition as part of the events of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Business Week in December 2024. These projects include Hyvego, a leader in biotechnology and climate technology, Nutrigenix, which operates in the field of nutrition, and Viai Tech, which focuses on developing sports tools and applications using AI technologies. Also eleven companies will be promoted under the Khalifa Fund Export Support Program. The participation at the event aims to showcase the innovative projects of the participating members and enhance opportunities for business collaboration, knowledge exchange and technology transfer. It provides a platform for Abu Dhabi's prominent figures in technology and entrepreneurship to share their innovations and exchange knowledge and experiences with their global peers, reinforcing the emirate's position as a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, Acting CEO of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, said: 'Abu Dhabi's participation in this prestigious conference demonstrates the astute leadership's dedication to utilising the most recent developments in this area and strengthening the UAE's standing as a worldwide centre for digital innovation. A component of Abu Dhabi's vision to develop an economy based on the innovation, is the Khalifa Fund's backing of initiatives that develop and adopt advanced technologies. Additionally, the conference offers a significant opportunity to increase collaborations with international firms that specialise in cutting-edge technologies.' More than 50,000 people from across the world will attend the SusHi Tech Tokyo conference, which includes more than 500 start-ups. Numerous businesses that depend on the newest advancements in AI technologies and breakthroughs from a variety of industries, including architecture, food, health, finance, energy, sports, entertainment, space, web3, and generative AI, are also drawn to the event. Emirati business owners now have the chance to network with influential figures in the sector and exhibit their proposals on a global platform. Comments are closed.
