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9/20/24, 10:35 AM Bodour Al Qasimi convenes Sheraa’s newly appointed board to build a leading regional hub for entrepreneurship | UAE News 24/7
entrepreneurship by 2031, Sharjah is set to contribute significantly
to the achievement of this goal thanks to its startup ecosystem’s
strengths in future sectors. The emirate’s status as a thriving
entrepreneurial hub was once again underlined by the 2024 Global
Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) that ranked Sharjah 4th in the
GCC, and 7th in the MENA region’s startup ecosystem rankings.
The support offered by Sheraa to enterprises, including talent and
capability building, mentoring, start-up incubation and wide-
ranging market access, has contributed tremendously to this
success.”

Her Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of
Climate Change and Environment said: “It’s an honour to join
Sheraa’s Board of Advisors and have the opportunity to contribute
to the UAE’s thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem. I would like to
thank Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi for
having me on onboard and commend her efforts in leading Sheraa
to new heights. Innovation and entrepreneurship can help forge
effective climate solutions and as an entrepreneurship platform,
Sheraa can support and nurture startups that focus on
environmental sustainability and climate resilience as well as
raising climate awareness. I look forward to more projects offering
climate friendly solutions and addressing critical challenges such
as clean energy, biodiversity loss, securing food systems, waste
management among others, leading the UAE towards a
sustainable future.”

The session provided a platform for discussing Sheraa’s current
strategic positioning and offerings, with initial feedback sought on
how to advance its mission of growing Sharjah’s entrepreneurship
ecosystem. The meeting included a comprehensive presentation
led by Sara Al Nuaimi followed by strategic discussions.

Sharjah’s growing global appeal as a vibrant startup hub has been
recently highlighted by the Global Startup Ecosystem Report
(GSER). Their 2024 ‘top startup ecosystem’ rankings has placed
Sharjah 4th in GCC and 7th in the wider MENA region.

As the major engine fueling these achievements, Sheraa has
trained and upskilled a talented community of over 18,000
entrepreneurial youth, supported a comprehensive ecosystem of
over 420 startups including over 180 incubated ventures that have
raised over $171 million in funding, generated over $248 million in
revenue, and created well over 1,900 jobs, contributing to the
UAE’s national economy. Moreover, Sheraa’s flagship event, the
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) has solidified the
emirate’s reputation as a premier hub for talent, drawing over
30,000 changemakers from around the globe across its seven
editions.

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