You are the backbone of every global economy, representing about 90% of businesses worldwide. The GCC region is no exception, you help diversify revenue streams beyond traditional state-led ventures and create job opportunities for millions of people.
A brewing hub of innovation, you have proven time and again to be extremely responsive to market needs. You continuously challenge the status-quo force the industry forward by rethinking best practices and prioritise evolving customer needs. Despite recent challenges, we know that you and the wider SME community have the necessary foundation to succeed.
To support you on that journey, we bring to you the Gulf Capital SME Insights, a multi-channel programme of activity providing intelligence, information, and networking opportunities.
After extensive research into key challenges faced by the SME sector – uncertainty regarding future regulations, commercial implications of social distancing, financial management to offset immediate losses and preserve cash, maintaining productivity while working from home and the use of technology to facilitate ongoing operations - to name a few, we’ve created this platform to help you find creative solutions together with our cohort of industry experts.
Gulf Capital SME Insights is your opportunity to join the community that will address the challenges of today, fuel a conversation about the future, and celebrates your triumphs along the way.
Best Regards,
The team at Gulf Capital SME Insights
“Every year we see new examples of successful entrepreneurs. This year we have seen a lot of new success stories, and these represent successful SME’s in the region.”
Its always good to recognize good effort. The award is the best way to show them that we recognize their hard work and they are on the right track.
The presentations are really magnificent on different topics of businesses. It shows that the entire region is heading towards the right direction.
“The quality of the participants were very impressive. It was hard for us to normalize the score and to provide the right feedback for all of them”
“There was a terrific pool of candidates who were innovative and all very focused on what they were doing. They were great group of examples of entrepreneurs operating in the region. People will be very impressed by looking at the work of the ones who will be declared as winners on the day of the ceremony”
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Community...Paradoxically, the global economy continues to find solace in the fact that we are all in this together, and will overcome together. Never before has it been this crucial for business owners, industry experts, and thought leaders to pool together their professional experience and intellectual resources to find creative solutions. As organisations struggle to maintain operational efficiency and adapt their services to stay relevant, this eco-system will provide our registrants with tremendous support and inspiration. |
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Recognition...The Gulf Capital SME Awards bring to life the stories of our regions' pioneers. SME leaders will use the platform to share their journeys, their experiences, and learnings. |
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Growth...We pledge to serve the main objective of the GCC’s SME sector –sustainable growth and profitability. Apart from connecting with prominent companies and investors, registrants will have access to a wealth of resources enabling them to make efficient business decisions and adapt their corporate strategies to achieve success. |
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