Tamkeen chief receives entrepreneurship award winners

Labour Fund (Tamkeen) Chief Executive Officer Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Janahi received the winners of the fourth edition of the Bahrain’s Award for Entrepreneurship, which was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Chairman of the Economic Development Board. He lauded the vital role played by the entrepreneurship sector in supporting the national economic development momentum, promoting sustainable development and creating opportunities for innovation and growth.

He congratulated the winners on their performance which reflects the ambitions of Bahraini enterprises to boost the national economy and spur growth, stressing the importance of the award which embodies the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The eight winning enterprises, which were chosen out of twenty-one participants, received a cash reward and are offered multiple training and development opportunities, overseen by international organisations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).

With over 330 different initiatives, Tamkeen served more than 230,000 Bahraini individuals and businesses to date. According to Dr Janahi, Tamkeen aspires to be part of everyone’s success through empowering Bahrainis to become employees of choice, and enable enterprises in the private sector to become the key driver of economic growth. “We made it our duty to be facilitators and catalysts of change in this dynamic era. We believe in the potential of every Bahraini, and the talents they acquire. Therefore, our objective is to equip the nation with a local workforce that is reliable, independent, confident and skilful. “Our bundle of programmes embraces the private sector providing solutions to the challenges enterprises face. We provide a selection of customised tools that would help provide a concrete support to create sustainable businesses.” Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship has been one of the key initiatives of Tamkeen to boost entrepreneurship culture in the Kingdom.