In the interest of the Department of Economic Development in Ajman (Ajman DED) and its belief in the importance of listening to customers and in support of the strategic goals in promoting sustainable economic development, the Ajman DED and the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) launched the second session of "AjmanDED Talk" under the title "Entrepreneur Retreat". The session targeted SME owners who are registered in the "Taziz" and "Reyada" programs and members of the Khalifa Fund, with the aim of identifying the challenges they face and development proposals. During the session, the project owners shared their knowledge with their colleagues and presented their success stories and experiences in entrepreneurship.
In this regard, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Nuaimi, Director of the Business Development Administration, said during his speech at the session, "We are holding this session with a view to identifying the challenges faced by the SME owners and their proposals, so that we can draw up development plans for our policies, initiatives, and projects for the SME owners". Al Nuaimi also directed his speech to the Khalifa Fund, "We look forward to cooperating with the KFED, to conduct a study on the emirate to know its needs through which a development plan will be developed to attract new projects that are needed by the emirate of Ajman."
For his part, Mr. Youssef Rashid Al Marshoudi, Senior Director of the Entrepreneur Projects Development, said that the KFED is always ready to provide support to SME owners. Al Marshoudi confirmed that this meeting is the beginning of new plans, as he said, "We are here today in cooperation with the Ajman DED in the "Entrepreneur Retreat" to receive your suggestions and comments to develop our services and develop our strategic plans that support entrepreneurship. We are proud of you, and we affirm our keenness to develop our partnership with the Ajman DED, which will support the SME owners in Ajman.”