The Queen Rania Centre for Entrepreneurship is the flagship organisation for entrepreneurship in Jordan, providing an enterprise focus for university students, researchers and innovators. Its mission is to support economic growth by providing an array of services to develop entrepreneurship and commercialise technology.
Objectives of the Queen Rania Centre for Entrepreneurship:
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To evolve and expand into a comprehensive entrepreneurship enabler, involved in fostering creativity, incubating viable concepts, and facilitating the success of entrepreneurial ventures to a level that affects the cultural orientation of the Jordanian community. |
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To bridge the gap between academia, business and government in the entrepreneurial arena and increase knowledge transfer in all directions. |
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To facilitate Jordan's economic diversification through promoting applied research and technology transfer. |
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To bring the benefits of commercialising knowledge to national technology entrepreneurs and to the Jordanian economy in general. |
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To provide an educational platform for aspiring and practising entrepreneurs through added-value programmes that strengthen their technical and soft skills and help them develop more productive, profitable and growth-oriented businesses. |
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To promote healthy business cultures. |
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To promote corporate governance and recommend policies, laws and regulations concerning entrepreneurship. |
Jordan River Foundation
The Jordan River Foundation's mission is to promote, in partnership with stakeholders, the development of a dynamic Jordanian society by initiating and supporting sustainable social, economic and cultural programmes that empower communities and individuals based on their needs and priorities.
Jordan Innovation Centres Network
The network aims to develop an innovation culture based on a spirit of entrepreneurship, international co-operation and competitiveness. It fosters collaboration between the research community and the business sector, and focuses on developing, marketing and commercialising innovation-based products and services.
Young Entrepreneurs Association
This voluntary, membership-based, non-profit organisation was established to enhance young entrepreneurs’ skills. By exchanging ideas and focusing on fellowship, education, training and advocacy, the association encourages young people to compete in the global economy.
Connect
Widely regarded as the most successful entrepreneurship programme in the USA, Connect links entrepreneurs to the finance, technical and business development resources they need to create and develop high-growth technology companies in Jordan.
The Technology Commercialisation Programme
This national programme aims to increase researchers’ and innovators’ awareness of the economic value of their intellectual assets. Creating national intellectual wealth requires protection and continuous support. The programme therefore helps intellectuals and researchers to protect their intellectual output, thereby facilitating the creation of high-return investments.
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