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Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development’s ‘Future

Entrepreneur programme’ fosters entrepreneurial

skills among youth aged 6-18

By PR News Desk 21/08/2025

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.

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

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