Start-ups

The sustainable business incubator

THE ONBOARDING PROCESS

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said: “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” Do you have a business idea you’d like to develop but are uncertain how to go about it? Fill out our application form , and let us help you find a way to move forward!

Our incubation programs

Choose one of the three incubation programs depending on your particular needs!

How the incubation process works

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PLANNING

We start by setting the building blocks for the business model of your start-up. Or, if you already have one, we review and refine it. Based on that, we sketch a roadmap for future work together. We introduce the three-step approach that includes building Sustainability Scorecard and incorporating the methods of “Lean Start-up” and “Lean Canvas” right at the very start (see more on that below)

Mentorship: You will get assigned a personal mentor who will look after you, motivate you through ups and downs, bring in new perspectives and help you avoid common pitfalls so you can instead focus on making your company grow, grow, grow! Together you’ll have quarterly progress reviews for big-picture discussions and to make sure that you as a start-ups are where you’ve set out to be!

COACHING

All our start-ups are supported by dedicated expert coaches with background in their key field of operation. Our coaches come from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. Depending on your particular needs, you’ll be able connect with engineers, product developers, marketers, communication experts and many more. The coaches will work closely with your team very week, and support you in such important activities as sales strategy, (digital) marketing, financing, recruitment, etc.

Virtual start-up library: As members of Bedayat, our start-ups have free access to our online resources on start-up specific topics
Guest lectures: In addition to the dedicated business coaches , the incubates also meet external experts an advisers who hold niche-specific talks on pitch training, digital marketing, sustainable business development, sales training and other important topics.

PILOT PROJECT

Unlike many other incubators in the UAE, we help our start-ups roll-out their feasibility study right here at the Sustainable City provided that their product/service can be incorporated with the community. We will support you in the pilot project design and data capture. In return, your product becomes a showcase to potential customers and may also by adopted by the Sustainable City!

Exit review: Once your business can stand on its own feet and is ready to leave Bedayat’s nest, we evaluate its progress together and compare it with the milestones and goals set out during the on-boarding process

GRADUATION

Upon successful completion of the incubation program, we provide all our incubates with a graduation certificate and include them into our alumni network.

Our philosophy

Unlike a conventional business incubator, we at Bedayat have sustainability as a starting point in everything we do. The circular economy is a new way of designing, making, and creating value that brings very real business benefits, as well as positive social and environmental impacts. We therefore wholeheartedly believe that #sustainableisthenewprofitable. Applying in-house developed SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD, we will help you integrate necessary sustainability elements in to your business model to make sure that your company is not only able to scale but also enjoys a lasting success embedded in a circular economy

The other two methods that we use in start-up design are rooted in the concepts of “Lean Startup” and “Lean Canvas”.

LEAN START-UP is an approach inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing. The approach is built on a Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop. It promotes validated learning, which means short decision paths, building a minimal viable product (MVP), gathering empirical data and based on that making a decision to pivot or persevere.
LEAN CANVAS is an effective business plan template that helps to deconstruct a business idea into its key assumptions. It is adapted from Alex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas and optimized for Lean Startups. It is based on 9 building blocks that together show the logic how the company intends to make money. We use it as a blueprint for the underlying business strategy.

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