October, 2018

USAID’s SEED inaugurates the BUE’s Business Incubator

CAIRO, October 14, 2018 —The British University in Egypt today inaugurated its Business Incubator for innovation and entrepreneurship with the support of USAID’s SEED project to empower young ...

SEED’S MAIN ACTIVITIES

–Improve the quality, availability, and accessibility of business development services, including financial services – and connect entrepreneurs and MSMEs with these services.

–Introduce entrepreneurship education in high schools and universities.

–Encourage formalization of private enterprises – and link these formal enterprises with established firms to assist in their integration into international value chains.

–Provide demand-driven assistance, allowing Government of Egypt (GOE) counterparts and business associations to prioritize areas in which they would most benefit from technical assistance; emphasize technical assistance on conducting policy analysis and participating in public-private dialogue.

–Promote the concept of corporate social responsibility among the private sector as a means of sustainable finance for development programs.

October, 2018

USAID’s SEED inaugurates the BUE’s Business Incubator