Ministry of Economy honours 35 UAE companies that completed ScaleUp Export training programme in cooperation with UPS

Ministry of Economy honours 35 UAE companies that completed ScaleUp Export training programme in cooperation with UPS

DUBAI, 18th November, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Economy honoured 35 UAE companies, graduates of the ScaleUp Export training programme, which was launched by the Ministry in cooperation with global shipping and logistics company UPS under The Entrepreneurial Nation initiative in June 2022.

The programme is designed to help enhance the export capacity of UAE’s startups and SMEs by enhancing the flow of their products and services to global markets.

The ceremony was organised by the Ministry at its headquarters in Dubai, in the presence of Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, and representatives of UPS in the UAE, during which graduation certificates were awarded to the graduating Emirati companies.

The participants also got to sign exporting contracts with UPS to benefit from special pricing to ship their products and services to targeted foreign markets, which will help enhance their export and expansion capacities abroad.

The companies also got the opportunity to attend 10 workshops including five sessions that focused on suitable market expansions for their products to India, Saudi Arabia, USA, United Kingdom, and Europe. In addition, UPS delivered capacity building programmes including topics such as logistics for e-commerce, customer experience, tariffs & customs regulations and provided technical