Bahrain’s Tamkeen launches new training program for budding entrepreneurs

Bahrain’s Tamkeen launches new training program for budding entrepreneurs

Bahrain’s Labour Fund (Tamkeen) has launched a new series of entrepreneurship training programs under the name “StartUp Bahrain Pitch”, that focuses on the fundamentals of fundraising and pitching to investors with the aim of empowering Bahraini entrepreneurs to secure the funds required to grow their startups.

These programs are the result of a Team Bahrain collaboration that includes public and private sector ecosystem champions including the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), Bahrain Development Bank (BDB), Bahrain Entrepreneurship Organization, and StartUp Bahrain alongside key players from the private sector.

The programs were designed in collaboration with the partners to support high-potential Bahraini startups that have a strong potential for growth and expansion. Given the importance of fundraising to facilitate growth for startups, the program will begin with a phase that focuses on this topic through three courses, Investment Readiness Course, What Angel Investors Learn Before They Invest Course, and Qualified Angel Investment Certification.

It will be delivered in two iterations that target early-stage and growth-stage startups. After the training, the shortlisted participants will be hosted in a pitching event where they will pitch their businesses to a panel of investors for the potential to raise capital and win cash prizes. The program aims to