Zain Innovation Campus hosts bootcamp of regional TV show Beban

Zain Innovation Campus hosts bootcamp of regional TV show Beban

KUWAIT: Through their partnership with Beban, the regional entrepreneurship-themed reality TV show, Zain and Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC) – a center of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), announce the hosting of the show’s bootcamp at the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC). From over 75 applicants, 40 Kuwaiti startups were selected to enroll in the intensive bootcamp for the chance to be one of 5 startups from Kuwait to join Beban’s upcoming third season.

The bootcamp, which runs for two weeks at ZINC, offers invaluable training material presented by industry experts, and covers a wide range of topics that are key to any aspiring business owner, like understanding funding sources, business models, market research and go to market strategy, business strategy and risk management, and more. The bootcamp also covers company identity and values, crowdfunding, strategy planning, investor relations, business financials, financial statements, valuations and forecasting, corporate governance and term sheets, and more.

At the end of the bootcamp, the participants will learn how to pitch their businesses to investors and potential business partners, an invaluable skill they will need should they be selected to join the third season of Beban, where they will have