Startup Oman makes its presence felt

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Startup Oman made its presence felt in the Omani SME ecosystem at the Entrepreneur's Conclave 2015's final-pitch event held last week. It is the brainchild of Omani entrepreneur Ali Kamal Daud and Oman-based entrepreneur Sherry Colbourne. 

Startup Oman is an online platform that connects SMEs with one another and with the many programmes Oman has to offer. 'We are not duplicating anything that exists in the ecosystem' said Colbourne. 'Rather we are creating a platform for all players in the ecosystem to come together in order to serve the needs of SMEs better than ever before.'

Although last week's introduction provided a sneak peek of the initiative the platform is set to be formally launched in September this year. Early adopter stakeholders Sas for Entrepreneurship National Business Center Sharakah Inspired Solutions Oman American Business Council and Zubair SEC are all on board with the initiative.

'The concept to create a vibrant platform that brings all stakeholders of the Oman SME ecosystem together is a shared passion of ours' said Daud. 'Rather than replicate initiatives that already exist or compete with one another we decided that putting our energy into creating something transformational for the SME community was the right way to go.'