Zain Bahrain partners with startup Bahrain to support SMEs

Press release

Published November 5th, 2014 - 11:24 GMT

Al Bawaba

Zain Bahrain, the most innovative operator in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed an agreement with Startup Bahrain with an aim to support strengthen the reach of the operator to Bahraini entrepreneurs as per the company’s strategy.

Startup is Bahrain's first independent digital publication for startup companies and entrepreneurs. Readers rely on its interactive, educational and inspirational content to help start and grow their business.

Zain Bahrain's partnership represents an innovative step in connecting entrepreneurs and the entities seeking to empower them. The partnership also includes Zain Bahrain’s participation in the Startup Mornings, a monthly meet for entrepreneurs organized by the magazine.

“To keep up with Zain Bahrain’s efforts to continuously support enterprises; we are extremely proud to partner up with Startup Bahrain,” said Samya Hussain Corporate Communication Manager from Zain Bahrain.

“Through this partnership we will provide products and services that are tailor-made to fit the needs of young entrepreneurs and SMEs including mobile, broadband and enterprise services, this partnership will enable and develop young Bahraini entrepreneurs to achieve their goals and become effective members of Bahrain's economy. We truly believe in them and fully support them," She added.

Background Information

Zain

Zain is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East. We began life in 1983 in Kuwait as the region’s first mobile operator, and since the initiation of our expansion strategy in 2003, we have expanded rapidly. Today, we are a leading mobile voice and data services operator with a commercial footprint in 8 Middle Eastern and Africa countries with a workforce of over 6,000 providing a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to over 50 million active individual and business customers as of March 31, 2019.