AMMAN — A meeting of experts convened in Amman on Monday to discuss how
the “New Business Opportunities & Environmental Sustainability using
Mediterranean Grape Nano Technological Products” (BESTMEDGRAPE) project can
assist potential entrepreneurs in developing innovative commercial ideas for
new startups, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The meeting also viewed implemented projects by partner
countries to select four winners to receive cash prizes.
The Jordanian project, carried out by the
Society for Scientific Research, Entrepreneurship and Creativity (JSSREC) in collaboration
with the EU and partner states, aims to provide business opportunities, enhance
social and economic development and increase knowledge of nanotechnology in
Jordan and the Mediterranean by using grape waste in Nanotechnological
products.
Partner countries, including France, Italy, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan, are
implementing the project, targeting — as beneficiaries — local farms, wineries,
cosmetic, and functional food SMEs, researchers, potential entrepreneurs, and
local institutions.
President of JSSREC, Rida Khawaldeh, said: “The meeting is an anchor activity
of the project to enable entrepreneurs to develop commercial ideas that can
turn into spinoffs.” It also served to boost
communication between potential entrepreneurs and build borderless relations
that create new business opportunities in the Mediterranean, he added.
According to Khawaldeh, since it was launched in Jordan in February 2020, the
project has performed business creation training in cooperation with Al-Ahliyya
Amman University. It also hosted speakers on the entrepreneurship ecosystem
“and achieved remarkable results with the development of 40 applicable and
efficient startup ideas.”
BESTMEDGRAPE coordinator, Gianluigi Bacchetta, lauded the
cooperation with the JSSREC and Al-Ahliyya Amman University and called for the
continuity of work and collaboration between the partners, saying: “The past collective
efforts, despite the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, have
brought about numerous innovative ideas for future projects.”
Assistant for Foreign Affairs in
Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Anas Al-Soud,
underscored the university's role and efforts in bolstering entrepreneurs'
creativity in cooperation with the JSSREC.
Coordinator for the Eastern Mediterranean, Esmat Karadsheh, commended the
project's achievements and interest to support entrepreneurial and purposeful
projects.
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