SCCI to set up 50 offices to support SMEs

SHARJAH / WAM

Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) is allocating 50 new offices, which are fully equipped with facilities and part of the chamber’s Incubate Business Programme recently-launched by Sharjah Economic Excellence Network “ShjSEEN.”
The plan aims at providing an inspiring environment for business entrepreneurs, who possess creative ideas and innovative projects to be executed in the UAE, and contribute to supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) boosting economic prosperity across the emirate.
The offices will be free of charge. Beneficiaries will also enjoy a package of facilities such as free consulting services, free membership in SCCI and commercial registration by the Sharjah Department of Economic Development.
SCCI has launched its Incubate Business Programme in February for the purpose of providing a start-up stage for initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurship and accommodating creative innovators and entrepreneurs, whom possess creative ideas, empowering them to achieve their visions, transform their insights to distinct hands-on projects for sustainable development and to contribute in know-how knowledge-based economy. The 50-office plan strengthens the emirate’s economic status, both domestically and regionally.
Abdullah Sultan Al Owais Chairman of SCCI said, “The allocation of business incubates for SMEs owners and business pioneers is a reflection of the vision of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and patronage and directives from H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah for transforming Sharjah into an attractive investment destination for businesses and providing cutting-edge services for business incubates and programmes to support entrepreneurs, talented individuals, innovations by offering all facilities for them to launch their leading creative projects from Sharjah.”
Al Owais added, “SCCI exerts intense efforts in supporting and motivating entrepreneurs to establish and develop their projects by providing them with the convenient working environment, facilities and logistic services that empower them to launch successful investment projects and contribute to the prosperity of the economy of the emirate with new sources of revenue. This is an approach the Government of Sharjah has been adopting to consolidate the emirate’s economic diversification.”
Sara Al Madani SCCI Board Member and Member of the Board of Trustees for “ShjSEEN” stressed, “SCCI is in the process of preparing 50 offices in the chamber’s headquarters that will be provided with the needed services and facilities.”
Al Madani highlighted that such offices will not be exclusive to Emirati entrepreneurs, but to residents from all nationalities. The offices will be available to visitors from abroad who possess creative ideas, which can be transformed to economically-efficient innovative projects that can be executed in the UAE.