His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Aseer Region, will patronize on Thursday, 17 Muharram 1440H, the opening ceremony of the third edition of the Biban Aseer forum, organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at” under the theme Biban Forum: An Idea for Ambition and Doors for Success, in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Commerce and Investment and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Monsha’at, Doctor Majid Al-Qasabi, and the Governor of Monsha’at, Engineer Saleh Al-Rasheed.
The forum, held at Abha International Exhibition Center, runs for 3 days and contributes effectively to strengthening communication around distinguished entrepreneurial ideas and exploring investment avenues for entrepreneurs and those passionate about establishing new enterprises in the business sector. It also aims to open horizons for the growth of SMEs so that they become one of the important elements in the prosperity of the national economy, in addition to providing several distinctive services and products for Biban visitors.
For his part, the Governor of Monsha’at, Engineer Saleh Al-Rasheed, commended the keenness of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Aseer Region, to support the forum so that it contributes to supporting the enterprises of Aseer Region and enriching commercial activity in the region by supporting entrepreneurial businesses. He emphasized that the Biban forum comes in its third stage, after Biban Riyadh and Biban Qassim, in support from Monsha’at for the businesses of entrepreneurs across the Kingdom’s various regions, toward achieving one of the most important objectives of Vision 2030: raising the contribution of SMEs to GDP from 20% to 35%.
Engineer Al-Rasheed explained that the forum comprises seven doors that open horizons of knowledge and entrepreneurship for visitors: the Monsha’at Door, the Launch Door, the Growth Door, the Market Door, the Enablement Door, and the Business Facilitation Door, in addition to the E-commerce Door, which was recently introduced and offers workshops delivered by experts in the fields of e-commerce, along with support services for this modern form of commerce, such as delivery, payments, and others.
Monsha’at holds several events that contribute to raising the efficiency of new and emerging SMEs, seeks to support and enable them, and is keen to meet their needs by providing several development, training, and guidance products and services that support them.