Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012 starts March 28

Future entrepreneurs set to match skills in four-day display of business projects

‘Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012’ exhibition will run from March 28-31 at WAFI

Visitors to the exhibition can enter draws and win valuable prizes

Over 2,500 aspiring entrepreneurs from schools and universities across the UAE will bring their business concepts to WAFI for a four-day exhibition starting tomorrow. The exhibition is part of the ‘Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012’ (YEC 2012) of Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development mandated to promote the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. Read more

WAFI to host Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012

WAFI will allocate 100,000 sq. ft. to set up 1,000 kiosks for YEC 2012 participants

Exhibition will be open during mall operational hours from 28-31 March

Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development for small and medium enterprise sector, has joined hands with WAFI to host the ‘Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012’ exhibition. The exhibition will allow participants in this year’s competition, currently in its eighth cycle, to showcase their business models in specially designated kiosks across WAFI from March 28 to 31. Read more

Innovation Tournament 2021 MENA Launch

Aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs and trailblazers will have the opportunity to implement their ideas on a global scale with the launch today of the Innovation Tournament 2021.

The Tournament will be hosted by Arabic Knowledge@Wharton, the MENA edition of the online research and business analysis journal published by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) which is the largest higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates. Read more

The Entrepreneur: Win a Million Dirhams

New TV reality show presented by du

Winner of The Entrepreneur bags a cash investment of AED 1 MILLION

Do you have creative business ideas and looking for an investor? Do you believe your business idea is worth a MILLION Dirhams? Does your business need an investment boost?

If your answer is yes to any of the above, then ‘The Entrepreneur’ could be you! Read more

Search for UAE’s most gifted young inventors

• Innovations By You Awards to launch at big boys toys 2012; open to all UAE students of higher educational institutions
• More than half a million dirhams in cash prizes and financial aid
• Numerous universities, including Zayed University, AUD, Manipal, Preston, and Middlesex have come onboard, extending this opportunity to their students

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Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012 open for registration

• Web-based training session available for participants from 12 February to 1 March 2012
• Exhibition for YEC participants from 28-31 March
• du supports YEC for the third consecutive year as main sponsor
• More than 2,000 projects and 6,500 students participated in previous cycles

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, will launch the preliminary registration for the 8th cycle of the Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012 (YEC) on Sunday, the 29th of January 2012. Read more

Are You the next culinary star?

Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire is offering aspiring chefs and ambitious foodies the chance of a lifetime to become Celebrity Chef Pierre Gagnaire’s Apprentice for the day, when he visits his Dubai restaurant at the end of this month.

Reflets at InterContinental Dubai Festival City is searching for a culinary star, offering one lucky person the chance of an insight into the kaleidoscopic world of Pierre Gagnaire. Read more

‘Battle of the Chefs 2012’ gets bigger with 16 competition rounds

Following the overwhelming success of the 2011 edition of the ‘Battle of the Chefs,’ a widely followed industry event that showcases the best in culinary talent in Dubai, The Address Montgomerie Dubai, the organiser and host of the event, is taking it to the next level for the 2012 edition.

The next year’s Battle of the Chefs competition will commence on January 18 and will mark the start of 16 rounds of the competition open for chefs from all hotels in Dubai. Read more

Registrations opens for season three of The Big Start Student Entrepreneur Competition

Al Tamimi Investments opens up competition to postgraduate students for the first time

Registrations are now open for the third season of The Big Start student entrepreneur competition. The annual competition, run by Al Tamimi Investments (ATI), gives UAE-based university students a chance to become the CEO of their own business and win full funding and operational support for their idea. For the first time, the competition will be expanded beyond undergraduate students to include submissions from final year postgraduate students that are under 30 years of age. Read more

DIFF announces annual painting competition for school students

  The Dubai International Film Festival, the leading film festival in the region, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has announced its annual painting competition for school students.

Students aged 5 to 12 years from schools across Dubai and the UAE can submit their paintings, drawings, or posters, in any medium including watercolours, acrylic and oil paints, and crayons, under the theme ‘What’s your favourite movie and what did you learn from it?’ Read more

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