“We are very lucky to participate in the Competition and to learn from the professionalism of the organizers, the wisdom of the jurors, and the talent of the other teams that were competing with us.”

“ Our mission is to benefit the Arabic user by taking the challenge to provide him/her with multiple applications that understand and interact with the Arabic language, in order to simplify the way the user interacts with Arabic electronic content.”

“It was a great experience for us to go through the competition phases and be one of the winning teams. That gave us confidence in our business plan and encouragement to turn our idea into a successful business.”

“Currently, two products are being developed: a non-invasive (bloodless) glucose monitoring device and intelligent mobile-based system for diabetes management.”

“It is one of the best Workshops I ever attended, It really gave me lots of new knowledge areas needed to know about, and overall, it exceeded my expectations I would like to thank all the MIT Enterprise Forum organizing team members, you were just amazing, you gave us support and knowledge that we will never forget, Thanks a million”

“Excellent, a learning experience that is worth every single moment. Excellent organization and excellent choice of speakers/coaches; I commend the organizers strongly”

“The programme surpassed my expectations. The overall structure was well thought through and at the end you felt the cohesiveness throughout the programme. Ken Morse, Tarek Kettaneh, David Standen, Mohammad Khawaja and the rest of the contributors were paradigm shifters for me. They managed to share a vast amount of knowledge and experience to the group in a clear and incisive manner. You left their sessions rearing to go. The MIT Enterprise Forum team of organisers were great and they went the extra mile to make it all happen. I can't emphasise this enough... Everything flowed seemlessly and when there were challenges they were flexible enough to take it in their stride. Personally I felt very priveladged to be selected to the programme, but as the programme unravelled that feeling increased especially that because of the high calibre of candidates I met there. I genuinly will feel happy to see any of the semi-finalists going to the top 3. My best wishes for future programmes. The region looks exciting from here.”

“The workshop was eye opening to us in terms of what is needed to bring an idea to life. A combination of friendly people, excellent mentors, fantastic teams, prompt communications and great connections added value to the workshop. As a project, it exceeded my expectations and was a success. Thank you.”

“This is the best place to go and apply to, even if you don’t win; this is because you practice and you gain experience. It is professional and protects the privacy of your business plan.”
“The rehearsal was a huge added value to my experience, and Booz & Co. guided me on how to better answer questions..”

“There were two clear-cut ways the Competition helped in: first, it helped with PR, and second, it helped with providing finances.”

“We were able to take what we learned from the MIT Arab Business Plan Competition to apply it towards another competition in the U.S. We were the winners of Startup Weekend San Francisco.”

“We were amazed by the brain power that was in the Competition.”

“The Competition gives you confidence, and since selling is about confidence, it helped in that sense. In addition, the Competition gave us good affirmation.”

“Going through the process of creating a concept helped me a lot and gave me the motivation to go ahead and start something.”

“It was a chance to participate with entrepreneurs from across the region, and it was great exposure. The name MIT itself helps to get investors.”

“We met some important people and got a lot of information about establishing a company and how we can differentiate ourselves. It helped improve our strategy.”

“It was invaluable in giving us inspiration and information we needed. We were an aspiring startup, and even though we did not progress beyond the top 30, it was a unique experience. The networking events also allowed us to meet many new interesting people and inspired us to go ahead.”