ScaleUp Franchise to enable UAE SMEs to benefit from franchising

ScaleUp Franchise to enable UAE SMEs to benefit from franchising

Al Saleh: The Ministry of Economy will continue providing support to entrepreneurs in the UAE through The Entrepreneurial Nation, and the program provides new opportunities for the growth of SMEs

The ScaleUp Franchise programme is included in one of the tracks of the ScaleUp programme, which is part of one of the three main pillars of ‘The Entrepreneurial Nation’.

Published: Mon 2 Jan 2023, 5:20 PM

In line with the UAE's efforts to accelerate the growth of the business of startups and SMEs, support their expansion plans, and increase their investments in local and global markets, the Ministry of Economy launched the ScaleUp Franchise programme in partnership with ‘Emtiyz,’ a company specialised in franchising. The program is part of phase II of ‘The Entrepreneurial Nation’.

Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, affirmed that the Ministry will continue to provide support for entrepreneurship and startups in the country by developing its partnership with the government and private sectors under The Entrepreneurial Nation. This will help enhance the capabilities of entrepreneurs and owners of SMEs and ease their access to growth and business expansion opportunities.

“The ScaleUp Franchise program aims to develop the internal operations systems of SMEs in the country in the