Bedaya Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (Bedaya Centre), a joint initiative by Qatar Development Bank and Silatech, recently held a series of educational and informative workshops. 
The workshops are part of the ‘Foundation Programme’ conceptualised by Bedaya Centre to deal with the basic requirements in the field of entrepreneurship to support the centre’s endeavours to spread the culture of entrepreneurship in the country and enhance the role of youth in society.
The workshop series were held via Zoom, during which a group of experts explained the procedures to be followed for establishing commercial projects, how to use business models, preparing feasibility studies, and the importance of marketing through social media platforms, in addition to accounting mechanisms, financial systems for small projects and the legal procedures and matters followed in the country.
At the first workshop, Abdulaziz Nasser, Business Establishment consultant, gave an in-depth overview on the procedures and requirements needed to establish projects, such as adopting a specific idea, knowing the official and governmental requirements and applying them, preparing the initial study of the project, taking official approvals and extracting the commercial registration, working on preparing the visual identity, searching for suppliers, and selecting a location to obtain the commercial license In addition to preparing an action plan for implementing and managing the project, and recruiting suitable and trained employees.
During the second workshop, Dr Latifa Aldarwish, a businesswoman and expert in corporate change and development, highlighted the importance of marketing skills for startups through social media platforms for the success of their projects, and how to have a comprehensive vision to build footprint and brand on the Internet.  
Aldarwish also explained to the participants how to do a proper planning for social media platforms usage, in addition to providing useful steps and ideas for participants for more effective control. Salah Jenahi, consultant in the field of establishing and developing companies, touched upon the various types of business models, feasibility studies, and how to prepare them step by step, which entrepreneurs can follow to ensure that they come up with a clear vision about the needed requirements to ensure the success of their projects regardless of their nature.
The fourth workshop featured Mohamed Fahmy, Development and Training Consultant at Bait al Mashura Finance Consultations, who reviewed the foundations of finance and accounting for small enterprises, and explained that each entrepreneur must be familiar with the basic financial concepts in order for him/her to choose the best policy to achieve success in his/her project.
The last workshop was presented by lawyer Dr Mona al-Marzouqi, who shed light on the legal landscape in Qatar with regard to establishing new businesses, in terms of options, positive and negative aspects, and other legal matters the entrepreneur must be aware of before starting his/her project.
Abdulla Faleh al-Saeed, board member and acting general manager of Bedaya Centre, said: “Through the series of the ‘Foundation Programme’ workshops and with the help of the group of experts, we were able to address the most important basic concepts in the field of entrepreneurship, so that the participants understand all relevant procedures before and after establishing their projects, and the challenges they would face when starting their businesses.”
He added: “The workshops also provided participants with the opportunity to have a clear vision about the legal requirements needed for the success of their business, which will spare them many problems and save them time and effort, which comes within the centre’s development plan, as we always strive to provide Qatari youth with favourable opportunities through the educational and informative programmes and workshops, which help them to achieve success in the fields they choose.”