Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels’, has announced its participation in the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in the kingdom in its bid to endorse its commitment to bolster entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Organised by Tenmou, the GEW runs from November 16 to 22, featuring a series of flagship global events.

Tenmou will also host the Start-up Weekend from November 19 to 21.

Other highlights of the GEW include the Global Start-up Battle and the Creative Business Cup. The events will focus primarily on mentorship, funding of new and existing projects and scaling up for the existing entrepreneurs. More than 1,000 potential and existing entrepreneurs are expected to attend.

Hasan Haider, CEO of Tenmou said: “We, at Tenmou are proud to host the Global Entrepreneurship Week again this year.  Bahrain was nominated as one of the best new GEW hosts at the annual Global Entrepreneurship Conference last year. This recognition has positioned Bahrain on the international map and reflects the significant role it plays to be the leader in the region.”

“We are also confident that the events lined up for this year with our partner organisations, will take us a step further and help to unleash the talents of both existing and future potential entrepreneurs.”

As part of the Start-up Weekend, Tenmou experts will be hosting a series of exclusive pre-event seminars for university graduates.

The aim of these seminars is to educate, encourage and help the graduates to understand the process of how Start-up Weekend works and to take part. Participants attending the seminars will be final year graduates pursuing IT, graphic designing and business courses from the University of Bahrain, Ahlia University and Bahrain Polytechnic.

GEW has been identified as the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship aimed at bringing ideas to life, driving economic growth and expanding human welfare. Founded in 2008 by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (USA), Global Entrepreneurship Week provides a platform that creates one global entrepreneurial ecosystem. It aims to inspire the next generation of future potential entrepreneurs and business leaders by engaging, connecting, mentoring, building and developing their confidence and ambitions through a series of activities hosted by partner organisations.

Launched in 2011, Tenmou aims to support entrepreneurs with valuable business assistance, including financial investment, mentorship, advice and guidance.

Established with a start-up capital of BD1 million($2.7 million),Tenmou invests an average of BD20,000-30,000 for a stake of on average 20-30 per cent in each project that meets its criteria, and will provide a three-month mentorship period, including support services, at no cost to the entrepreneurs.  – TradeArabia News Service