FAQs

  1. What is the aim of Intilaaqah?

  2. Who pays for the training?

  3. What kind of training is Intilaaqah involved in?

  4. What assistance can Intilaaqah provide after the training?

  5. What knowledge does the trainee gain after the completion of the training?

  6. Could I use my experience and skills to be self-employed?

  7. Does Intilaaqah provide me with funding to start my business?

  8. What are the funding sources available?

  9. Why are the partners doing this?


Q: What is the aim of Intilaaqah?
A: The aim of Intilaaqah is to stimulate and encourage young Qatari’s to consider the option of starting a business as a  
viable career choice, and to provide assistance to those who wish to take that option.


Q: Who pays for the training?
A: The training is free and is sponsored by the programme partners. (Look at Partners).


Q: What kind of training is Intilaaqah involved in?
A: Intilaaqah helps candidates brainstorm through ideas and the different variable which make a business viable. Once an idea is established candidates will be introduced to the skills to manage a business. Finance, Marketing, conducting market research, Human resources are some of the topics that will be covered.


Q: What assistance can Intilaaqah provide after the training?
A: Counseling support and advice will be provided by Intilaaqah staff and other partners within the Intilaaqah network. This support will be made available before, during, and after start-up.


Q: What knowledge does the trainee gain after the completion of the training?
A: The trainee will know how to prepare a business plan and should also be able to know the administrative, financial and legal aspects of how to set-up and run a business.


Q: Could I use my experience and skills to be self-employed?
A: Yes, you can.


Q: Does Intilaaqah provide me with funding to start my business?
A: No, Intilaaqah is not a funding institution. It is a skill development programme.


Q: What are the funding sources available?
A: Currently funding is something candidate will have to strive for individually through commercial banks, Qatar Industrial Development Bank, or through Investors who are willing in providing the funds.


Q: Why are the partners doing this?
A: Companies and many other organizations over the recent years have began developing philosophies that are geared towards improving the community in which they work in. They feel a social responsibility to give back to the community in which they operate in as that makes them a better and more responsible corporate citizen.