AMMAN — A partnership led by the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (
UNIDO) recently launched a business
accelerator for 50 Jordanian startups and SMEs, according to a statement from UNIDO.
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The program aims to offer businesses access to resources for
scaling up, training opportunities, and a gateway to global markets by giving
entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business plans to “world class venture
capitalists and investors”.
The LevelUp Accelerator will bring together public and
private partners to accelerate entrepreneurship in Jordan by supporting the
development of competitive small and medium-sized enterprises to bolster
entrepreneurship and provide employment opportunities, especially for youth and
women, the statement said.
“UNIDO’s work in the MENA region supports entrepreneurs,
innovators, SMEs, start-ups, and organizations to build game-changing and
successful business models to enter global markets,” Bashir Conde, project manager at the Department of
Agribusiness UNIDO, said in the statement. “We promote a community of
motivated young women and men who see an inclusive and sustainable digital
transition as the starting point to enter the global markets.”
The program will target Jordanian startups and SMEs that
focus on natural cosmetics, fashion, and phytopharmaceuticals, and it will facilitate
access to funding and markets for businesses that promote sustainability,
integrate circular economy principles, and employ a digital-solutions driven, design
thinking approaches to create human-centered products, services, and
experiences.
The accelerator is part of the larger LevelUp — Advancing Jordanian Industries project aimed at creating
decent job opportunities for women and youth.
“In partnership with UNIDO, we've designed a 7 months’
learning and acceleration program to help Jordanian entrepreneurs build world
class businesses that will create jobs and contribute to the diversification of
the Jordanian economy” said Karim Samra, founder and CEO at Changelabs.
The program is being delivered in partnership with Jordan’s
Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply and local partners, including Change
Labs, Jordan Exports, JEDCO, and Business and Professional Women Amman.
The project is funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
The LevelUp Accelerator will be launched through a call for
applications and three open days featuring interventions from development
agencies, experts, and influencers from across Jordan. Startups and scale ups in
the targeted industries (natural cosmetics, fashion, and phytopharmaceuticals) in
Jordan are invited to apply to the program through Level Up and Changelabs’
websites: (
http://www.levelupjordan.org and
changelabsme.org).
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