Visionary founder with aspirations and a plan of growing and scaling their business internationally

Hard-working and resilient founders able to creatively overcome business challenges

A clear understanding of the problem being solved, or the value being added with their businesses

Coachable, open to learning, self-aware, and able to reflect and adjust

Execution driven and can get things done

Bahraini majority-owned business across all sectors

A clear and strong value proposition to compete against existing businesses

A promising business model that does not operate on a reseller model

Established businesses with market traction and customer base

The Hope team will filter the applications based on Beban’s selection criteria to assess entrepreneur’s application eligibility

Following the initial shortlisting, industry experts will review the applications to assess the business' model and scalability potential

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.

You will receive an email on the outcome of your application for Beban bootcamp within two weeks of the application deadline.