The Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) is sponsoring five female business owners at the Annual Investment Meeting startup 2018 (AIM startup) to showcase their businesses, attend world-class workshops, connect with potential business partners and pitch to business backers and investors.

The eighth edition of AIM, one of the world’s leading gatherings of business strategists, industrialists and academics, highlights the latest entrepreneurial advances, hosts international networking opportunities and shares guidance on attracting foreign direct investment. One of its main events is AIM Startup, where the five Sharjah businesswomen will showcase their businesses, innovations, products and services alongside 200 other startups.

SWBC, one of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment’s (NAMA) entities, will showcase its programmes, initiatives, achievements and future goals to thousands of international visitors to the three-day event, which is being held at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 9-11.

Over the first two days of the exhibition, the startups will be shortlisted to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges and investors, to attract capital support and win cash prizes. AIM startup will also arrange meetings for all participating startups with relevant investors, business partners, and corporate and government representatives.

Renowned industrialists, business figures and thought leaders will join AIM Startup’s full day conference to share their expertise and insights on current trends and future technology in an interactive setting, helping young companies to set realistic goals and achieve best business practices.

Sheikha Hind Majid Al Qassimi, Acting Chairperson of SBWC, said: “The number of startups owned and managed by women is increasing at a rate we have never seen before and their ambition, professionalism and will to succeed has never been greater. This is a new generation of female entrepreneurs who know that they are an integral part of the UAE’s economy and an invaluable asset to the prosperity of the nation.”