Muscat: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority announced the launch of a mentoring programme in its seventh edition, “Inspiration and Success”, with the participation of 50 owners of small and medium enterprises and startups.
The authority stated that the programme is a fundamental pillar of the guidance programmes provided by the authority to entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium enterprises and startups, to enable them and develop their managerial, strategic and leadership skills through seven training seminars, in addition to spreading the culture of entrepreneurship in the Sultanate of Oman.
Furthermore, the authority indicated that each business owner will be allocated a mentor from business management experts for a full year according to a clear map based on the business model of the enterprise and the project, and graduates will be awarded a certificate in managing small and medium enterprises from the Royal Society of Management accredited in the United Kingdom.
It is noteworthy that the guidance programme targets two categories of entrepreneurs: the category of small and medium enterprises and startups, and the mentors category, in which the programme is looking for experienced businessmen to support small and medium enterprises.