MUSCAT: The National Business Centre (NBC), which is an initiative by the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), hosted on Sunday a workshop on ‘Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Ideation’.
The event featured Prof Richard Filley who serves as lead social entrepreneurship faculty in the ‘Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (TEM)’ programme in The Poly School within the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU).
The workshop’s two sessions highlighted social entrepreneurship and how young people can change the world and make it better, as well as innovation and ideation, and how entrepreneurs can find new ideas that make a difference.
Filley elaborated on his personal experience in the field as through his role at Arizona State University (ASU), he teaches, mentors and advises entrepreneurial students and start-ups of all types, and has been pioneering in innovative ways to teach entrepreneurship online to students located across the United States and around the world.
The centre offers a premier platform for Omani entrepreneurs by providing business development support and guidance, training and mentoring, access to markets and industry experts. — ONA
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