Riyadh - Exclusive Sharikat Mubasher: The Saudi-based I-be Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offered more than 30 consultancies for startups and investors through the Start Door at Biban 2024, Noura Al-Aqla, a representative from the center, unveiled in an interview with Sharikat Mubasher.

 Al-Aqla elaborated that the Start Door provided entrepreneurs with the knowledge they need to get off the ground, including basic financial processes and how to reach their targeted customers to grow and expand.

She noted that the center serves as a consultant for entrepreneurs, empowering them with basic information related to market studies, operational processes, and strategic and financing strategies necessary to launch projects.

The official further emphasized Biban 2024’s leading role in providing a lot of opportunities in different fields, bringing together investors and several financial institutions.

Biban 2024, organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at), convened in Riyadh from 5 to 9 November, with the participation of more than 1,350 local and international exhibitors, over 250 speakers, and more than 150 enablement entities from around the world.

It targeted creating a stimulating environment, raising administrative, financial, and technical competencies, and motivating the owners of ideas to launch their projects by allowing them to meet with local and global experts and share knowledge with key decision-makers and investors.

The event focused on empowering the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Saudi Arabia through nine doors: Enablement Door, Fast-growing Enterprises Door, Funding and Investment Door, Startup Door, Innovation Door, E-commerce Door, Franchise Door, Market Door, and Start Door.