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9/20/24, 10:38 AM Sheraa discusses strengthening Sharjah's position as regional entrepreneurship hub

"Together, we'll continue to foster innovation, resilience, and sustainability within

Sharjah's entrepreneurial ecosystem, ensuring that our startups thrive and compete

with the best in local and global markets."

Minister Al Marri stated that Sharjah is set to contribute significantly to placing the

UAE as a global hub for entrepreneurship by 2031 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.

He added that the support offered by Sheraa to enterprises, including talent and

capability building, mentoring, startup incubation and wide-ranging market access,
has contributed tremendously to this success.

Dr. Al Dahak 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 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

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