Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE)
The Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition (QRNEC) provides a platform to increase the interest of Jordanian university students in designing a path to achieve their dreams. The competition strives to advocate entrepreneurial skills...
| Group type: | Competition |
| Status: | Active |
| Focus: | Business Plans |
| Organizer: | Non-profit |
| Funding: | Corporate Sponsors, Self-generated Revenue |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Media, Nanotech |
| Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Website: | http://www.qrce.org |
ABOUT US
The Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition (QRNEC) provides a platform to increase the interest of Jordanian university students in designing a path to achieve their dreams.
The competition strives to advocate entrepreneurial skills as students coalesce their university knowledge with their resources along with their competitive drive to create a business plan that is both practical and innovative.
The vision of QRNEC is 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.
The finalists of the third year of the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition (QRNEC) will be awarded the following prizes:
“Entrepreneurs from Academia” Category:
* First: JD 15000, plus in-kind rewards.
* Second: JD 10000, plus in-kind rewards.
* Third: In-kind rewards.
“Mature Entrepreneurs” Category:
* First: JD 15000, plus in-kind rewards.
* Second: JD 10000, plus in-kind rewards.
* Third: In-kind rewards.
For this year, QRNEC has two additional special awards:
1. Google Award For the Best Online Business Plan
Google is offering an award to encourage and support budding entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for online businesses in Jordan and beyond. The Google Award will recognize the boldest, most innovative and most scalable online business plan.
The winner of the Google Award will receive a prize of US $ 10,000. Throughout the competition, Google will offer technical and business lectures and will provide finalists with advice and insights to help participants polish their innovative ideas.
2. KADDB Award for the Best Business Plan in Defense and Security
King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, a pioneer in scientific research and development in defense and security sectors in Jordan and the region, will be offering a special cash award of $10.000 for the best business plan for a defense and security project.
In addition, all finalists will receive invaluable in-kind rewards offered by the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition.
* Free subscription/memberships in local and international organizations and publications.
* Free training courses.
* Legal and accounting services (company registration, the registration of patents, trademarks).
* Incubation services.
* Linking between entrepreneurs and investors around the world.
The winners will be determined and announced in big award-giving ceremony. Stay tuned for more updates!
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NEWSLETTERS (5)
Past Newsletters
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Calling for Arab Innovative Entrepreneurs! : MENA 100 Business Plan Competition
27 June 2009, 01:29PM -
Entrepreneurs Week and The 6th Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference
11 May 2009, 02:22PM -
Invitation to attend : 5th Annual Conference on Technology Commercialization
03 May 2009, 09:56AM -
Essential Drucker Seminar and QRCE Mailing list
05 March 2009, 09:16AM -
ArabCrunch Demo 09 and Startups for Microsoft BizSpark
15 February 2009, 04:14AM
Calling for Arab Innovative Entrepreneurs! : MENA 100 Business Plan Competition
Sent by Najeeb Jarrar on 27 June 2009, 01:29PM
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Ayman Ahmad
Accounting graduate from University of Jordan, currently working as Finance & Administration Manager at M.Alhokair & Sons Group Trading & Industry.
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Salma Z. Nashef
Jordanian, Majoring in Curriculum & Instruction,Contribute to Jordanian Society for research & The International Society for Education & Science.
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Clive Ferguson
I am currently the Program Director – Engineering (undergraduate) which includes the position of Director of Engineering Projects for the School of Engineering at Deakin University
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I hope that my contribution will add something new to the membership of the (QRCE)
I have just joined the Centre. I beleave that it is a good and important step toward encouraging our youngest engineers and others to develop and adopt new ideas for good future of all in Jordan and outside. So, many thanks for the people support this idea.
I suppose that it is a good opportunity for our youngest engineers and others educated fellows to approve new ideas for excellent future of all in Jordan and outside Jordan.
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I have just joined the Centre. I beleave that it is the a good and important step toward encouraging our youngest engineers and others to develop and adopt new ideas for good future of all in Jordan and outside.