Sharjah 24: The Project Finance Committee of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation “Ruwad” of the Sharjah Economic Development Department concluded the seventh edition of its annual community initiative (Business Stars), held from 16 to 25 December in Kshisha Park in Sharjah's Al Rahmaniyah Suburb, with the participation of 99 students through 40 joint projects.

This annual initiative, which is organized with the support and strategic partnership between “Ruwad” and the Sharjah Education Council, aims to spread and consolidate the concepts of entrepreneurship among students in schools and universities, accustom them to the culture of self-employment, and apply its practices in terms of project management and marketing as small prototypes, then develop them to become successful and advanced entrepreneurial projects.

the second phase of “Business Stars”, which is dedicated to projects for secondary school and university students, witnessed the participation of 47 students with 20 projects, on December 21, in the presence of Dr. Saeed Mosbeh Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Sharjah Education Council, and Hamad Ali Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Director of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation “Ruwad”.

The closing ceremony of the initiative and honoring the winning projects will be held on January 8, 2022, at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP).