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Intilaaqah sponsors Big Business Idea Competition (BBIC)

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 28 - 2008 at 12:11
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As part of its objectives in introducing the option of starting business as a career to nationals the Intilaaqah programme, one of Shell's social investment initiatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Knowledge Oasis Muscat to sponsor the knowledge Mine (TKM) - Ernst & Young Big Business Idea Competition (BBIC).

The signing ceremony took place in the Intercontinental Hotel on Monday 26th May 2008.

Commenting at the signing ceremony, Abdullah Al Jufaili, Intilaaqah Director said
"Intilaaqah believes that BBIC creates the platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to compete.

This is the third year that KOM has held this competition and we truly believe that it encourages creative thinking amongst nationals.

Needless to say that this is very much inline with our initiative to nurture and develop an entrepreneurial culture in the community."


Intilaaqah will sponsor BBIC by providing two custom designed Bright Ideas workshops to competition participants in both languages (Arabic/English).

Further it will also support the winners by providing credit to purchase office IT equipments.

Indeed, since 1995 Intilaaqah has helped in creation over 1,300 start-up companies in Oman and it continue to do by providing training, counselling and guidance.

Since the programme inception, it has enjoyed strong support from various government and private sector organizations including: SANAD Programme, Knowledge Oasis Muscat, Sultan Qaboos University, Bank Muscat, National Bank of Oman, Oman International Bank and Oman Air.
Abdullah Al Jufaili, Intilaaqah Director and Hilal Al Ahsani, CEO, PEIE. 
Abdullah Al Jufaili, Intilaaqah Director and Hilal Al Ahsani, CEO, PEIE.
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Abdullah Al-Jufaili
Director, Intilaaqah
Shell Development Oman
P: +968 24565295/24567118
F: +968 24567294
W: http://www.intilaaqah.org
Blog: http://intilaaqah.blogspot.com/

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