How to be a Successful Entrepreneur seminar

During January, SDF conducted two public seminars in different locations in the Gaza Strip entitled ” How to be a Successful Entrepreneur” with participation of a group of PWDs, entrepreneurs, public figures, media and community leaders. The seminars constituted as an entrance to the entrepreneurship and it caught the attention of the participants to the importance of small own business in achieving the self-sufficiency, it also raised the participants’ awareness in the financial resources and services that provided by the financial services providers and how they can benefit from them in starting or developing their enterprises. The project staff presented the sages of the project and explained the Financial Inclusion for PWDs booklet, they also invited the interested PWDs to apply for receiving capacity building programs in managerial and financial skills as a part of the project activities. The presentation of the seminars topics were interactive and focused on dialogue with the audience and receiving and answering their questions. The implemented seminars were as follows:

• First Seminar (10 Jan, 2018): A group of 112 persons represented a number of PWDs, media, community leaders, public figures and entrepreneur have participated in the seminar which was conducted in Gaza City for 3 hours.
• Second Seminar (18 Jan, 2018): 52 persons with different backgrounds have participated in a 3-hour seminar that held in Khan Younis City in the southern of Gaza.

The seminars presented a range of topics, includes:

• Overview about the project.
• Financial Inclusion for PWDs booklet.
• Introduction to entrepreneurship.
• Financial Services in the Gaza Strip.