Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (MBRE), one of the Department of Economic Development establishments, today announced that more than 30 companies from the public and private sectors moved their operations to the premises of its pioneering project ‘The Business Village’.
Launched in the summer of 2009, Business Village is an ideal environment for young and existing businesses to develop in Dubai. Business Village aims to provide support, guidance and all levels of facilitation to make it easy for businesses to start and grow.
Raafat Rudwan Wahbeh, Manager of the Business Village, said: “We are committed to providing all means of support required for the growth of small and medium businesses. By moving their operations to the Business Village, private and public organisations will play an important role in helping us achieve our mutual goals. To have all these companies under one roof, will help providing fully integrated services that will facilitate the development of small businesses.”
“The Business Village aims to attract young business leaders, who are eager to start and incubate their businesses within this environment which allows them to benefit from its many services and facilities.”
Among the first organizations that moved its operations to the Business Village are Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development, and the German Emarati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce The Village also hosts a wide range of the general trading companies including Aswaaq LLC, Seureca Overseas, Green Inovacation LLC, Wall Green Trading, Scrapa Shoes Trading, Caliber ME, Raj Associate, Marzouq Cosmetics, Orasia General Trading, GTF General Trading, M2 Trading, and Bin Ghalita Trading.
The Business Village is also house to a number of real estate and contracting companies including Speed Performance Building Contractors, Majesty Agriculture Investment and Union Square Real Estate. Services companies such as Appollo Flight Center and Blue Water Tourism, Images Digital, , Renaissance Translation & Business Services, New Generation Business Services, Abdul Rahman Naseer Advocates, and Moora Foods (Subway) are also housed in the Business Village.
In addition to the companies which have already moved to the Business Village, a number of public and federal bodies are moving to their premises soon, including the Dubai Department of Economic Development, UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade, Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment, Dubai Export Development Corporation, and Business Incubation Center.
The Business Village offers a comprehensive platform for trade, business and social activities. It extends on an area of 1 million square feet strategically located in Deira and includes commercial office space, business center and conferences & meetings rooms. It is particularly focused on encouraging entrepreneurship in the SME sector. The project includes a mixed use (not sector specific) business incubator, surrounded by commercial and business organizations that are directly engaged in supporting and providing services to foster entrepreneurship and SMEs. Through its vibrant supportive ecosystem, the Business Village contributes to transforming Dubai into the Entrepreneurship Center of the Region.
