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Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development’s

‘Future Entrepreneur programme’ fosters

entrepreneurial skills among youth aged 6-18

August 22, 2025

The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development KFED has successfully completed the first edition

of its Future Entrepreneur programme, aiming to foster entrepreneurial skills among youth
aged 6 to 18 years. The key objectives of the programme included fostering innovation,
empowering young people with financial management skills, and building a new generation of

Emirati entrepreneurs using tools for excellence in a practical environment under the guidance
of a committee of experts.

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The Future Entrepreneur Programme attracted applications from more than 1,000 individuals,
with 948 invited to take part in a training focused on financial literacy and the fundamentals of

entrepreneurship. Following the training, participants joined an interactive workshop aimed at
identifying the most promising ideas. Out of the invited applicants in the training, 134 youth
were selected for a final three-day bootcamp.

During the bootcamp, participants developed their business ideas across three main pathways.

These included 25 projects involving 70 students in the food and beverage sector, 16 projects
with 33 students focusing on goods and merchandise, and 13 projects featuring 30 students in

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The 54 projects also participated in
a marketplace where they had the chance to live a real-world experience and sell their

products and services to more than 350 attendees. The programme concluded with a
marketplace showcase, where participants presented their products and services before a
judging panel that evaluated each project based on creativity and commercial viability.

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