Date: December 4, 2019
Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC), in collaboration with Bahrain-based Corporate Hub 9 (CH9), organised two mini scaling-up boot camps for members of its Direct Support Programme.
CH9 is a business accelerator centre established in Bahrain with an intention to assist innovative enterprises grow and prosper through knowledge, investment support and access to local and regional markets.
Mohamed Al Tawash, CEO of CH9, spearheaded the mini boot camp which was organised with an aim to transform and hone the participants’ entrepreneurial journey.
The mini boot camp focused on select members of Direct Support Programme (DSP), a Zubair SEC flagship programme. Members with good scaling up potential and mainly those who already have products and services in the market were chosen to participate in the mini boot camp.
The mini boot camp mainly focused on the topics ‘How to 2x your business cash flow’; ‘How to 3x your profitability’ and ‘How to 10x valuation’.
Ali Shaker, Advisor, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Zubair SEC said, “This mini boot camp comes as part of the plan for targeted growth for our members. It focussed on select number of Direct Support Programme members who have scalable business, specifically those with products or services currently on the market. This initiative has come to help members achieve their growth targets. For the benefit of more members we are hoping to organising more of such mini boot camps in the future.”
He added, “We would like to thank Mr Mohamed Al Tawash of Corporate Hub 9 for the valuable insights on the important subjects covered at the sessions. It was of great value to collaborate with such an inspiring expert and investor who is enthusiastic about assisting aspiring enterprises grow and flourish through knowledge, investment support and access.”
The boot camp provided participants with a very focused and constructive frameworks and tools in drawing their pathways and blueprints for their scaling up plans and targets based on mastering the Rockefeller Habits version 2.0. The camp provided many tools and methods to help plan growth and goals.
Mohammed Al Tawash said, “We are delighted to join forces with Zubair SEC which has been doing incredible supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners with guidance, business development opportunities, and various types of business and entrepreneurial support. It was inspiring to interact with very motivated entrepreneurs during those two booth camps. At CH9 we may consider potential investment with them and scaling them up.”
Members attending the booth camp have expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to be trained through such high-calibre expert in the area of business acceleration and scaling up. Jokha Al Husaini member of Zubair Direct Support Programme since 2014, and founder of Al Shumookh Engineering Consultancy, said, “Zubair SEC has indeed been a beacon for us since we joined. They never seize on developing in their services and support mechanisms for the benefit of their members. We have benefited immensely from this boot camp, and we admire the expertise of Mr Tawash and the knowledge, experience and insight he has shared with us”.
Zubair SEC’s Direct Support Programme aims at creating a spirit of positive competition between Zubair SEC’s members to enrol in the programme, and thus earn a package of essential services to launch and maintain successful and sustainable businesses through working plans implemented in cooperation between the Centre and the programme members.
Zubair SEC’s Direct Support Programme rewards members who prove their commitment towards success and dedication in applying the consultancy and advice provided to them by the Zubair SEC team. The members’ projects and businesses should reflect strategic planning and accurate feasibility studies that echoes their owners’ eagerness to apply best business administration measures with the assistance of Zubair SEC.
Small businesses can apply to the Direct Support Programme in its sixth round through www.zubairsec.org or by contacting or visiting Zubair SEC.