Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has launched its 10th edition of Al Fikra National Business Competition, an educational competition designed for Qatari led start-ups and entrepreneurs, enabling them to develop business ideas that can be turned into successful private value-adding businesses through providing the participants with a series of training that equip them with the knowledge and skills to be able to conceptualize and develop their business ideas.

Applications open from July 25, QDB will continue receiving applications for one month. All those interested can visit QDB’s website for more details.

CEO of QDB Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa pointed out the importance of the competition as a broad national gate that has been receiving innovators from various fields over the past years. He said: “QDB is launching the 10th edition of Al Fikra, which has been developing year after year, to meet the aspirations of entrepreneurs in the State of Qatar in order to encourage them to participate in this educational competition so that they can contribute effectively to enriching the entrepreneurship system and resulting support for the Qatari economy”.

Source: Government of Qatar