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APPLICATIONS FOR BEBAN SEASON 2 ARE NOW OPEN

What Hope looks for

In Founders

  1. A visionary founder with aspirations and a plan of growing and scaling your business beyond Bahrain
  2. Hard-working and resilient founders able to creatively overcome business challenges
  3. Execution driven founders that can build momentum in their business and get things done
  4. A clear understanding of the problem being solved, or the value being added with their businesses
  5. A Founder who is coachable, open to learning, self-aware, and able to reflect and adjust 

In Businesses

  1. A minimum of 50% Bahraini owned
  2. A clear and strong value proposition to compete against existing businesses
  3. A promising business model that does not operate on a reseller model
  4. Operating in a high growth market with demonstrated market need 
  5. Clear growth & scalability potential
Our Process
  1. Program Applications Open: Program applications will be announced to apply online.
  2. Initial Shortlisting: The Hope team will filter the applications based on Beban’s selection criteria to assess entrepreneur’s application eligibility
  3. Experts' Review: Following the initial shortlisting, industry experts will review the applications to assess the business' model and scalability potential
  4. Bootcamp Participants Selection: A five-member panel comprised of Hope team and business experts will score the final shortlisted applications and unanimously select candidates for Beban Bootcamp Training.
  5. Bootcamp Admission: You will receive an email on the outcome of your application for Beban bootcamp within two weeks of the application deadline.
  6. Beban Entrepreneur Selection: Upon completion of the Bootcamp, a selection committee comprising of Hope Team and business experts will select the final participants to be on Beban Show.

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