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Khalifa Fund For Enterprise Development's 'Future
Entrepreneur Programme' Fosters Entrepreneurial Skills

Among Youth Aged 6-18

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2025-08-21 04:30:18

(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) 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.

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
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