theBe Plan

Venue : AltCity - Hamra – November 26^th

has an impressive lineup of speakers; it is part of GEW LEBANON 2015 the Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. For one week, every November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors—introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities.

theBePlanpresents also sectorial studies to understand drivers of growth and market potential and will converge on the following:

·A Fact Finding Survey of the SME environment industry with all of its clusters

·Understanding the financial regulations backing up SMEs finance issued recently by the BDL Financing Alternatives - Understanding BDL financing incentives for startups and SMEs

·How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets,

·Importance of credits to SMEs and micro enterprises in “normal times” and in times of crisis

·Risk management and Impact of the global crisis on SMEs and micro enterprises and entrepreneurship financing

·Preferential policy for SMES and Micro Enterprises can it lead to growth

·Policy responses of regulators towards SMEs competitiveness

·SME and micro enterprises need for alternative means of finance

·SME and micro enterprises IT as a business drivers

·SME understanding of E-commerce

All great companies start with an idea and a resolute entrepreneur who dares to believe that he or she can overcome a stream of apparently insurmountable obstacles; is this the case for Lebanon ecosystem???

GEW Lebanon is hosted this year by AltCity and co-managed by Data And Investment Consult Lebanon

Millions who had never before considered launching their own ventures soak up advice and inspiration from the likes of Richard Branson, Michael Dell and Muhammad Yunus. Thousands of brand new startups spring to life through boot camps like Startup Weekend and competitions like Startup Open. Hundreds of universities strengthen connections that help them commercialize research from their labs. Researchers and policymakers engage in discussions around the world to examine the underlying policies necessary to promote entrepreneurial growth Serial entrepreneurs share their expertise through activities like EO24, run by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and practical training courses like FastTrac.

During 2013 alone, 126 heads of state and ministers from 69 countries supported Global Entrepreneurship Week by speaking at activities during the Week, filming statements of support or otherwise endorsing the national campaigns in their countries.