Dubai is home to the region's leading start-up ecosystem, and also repeatedly ranked among the best in the world, thanks to a thriving community of private investors and VC funds, and government-backed schemes that are designed to turbo-charge new companies. Explore how the US$272m Dubai Future District Fund could boost your business, or develop partnerships and investments to tackle some of the world's most significant challenges with Dubai Future Accelerators.

To help develop projects from the smallest micro-enterprise to unicorns-in-waiting, you will find more than a dozen more incubators and accelerators in Dubai. Whether it's providing work-spaces or business development advice, selecting a mainland company licence or choosing the best free zone for you, the right support is waiting for you in Dubai.

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The Dubai SME Learning Hub has a library of courses and resources to help SMEs thrive and grow. It takes global best practice and contextualises it for the Dubai SME market. Courses cover essentials for growing a company, such as mastering marketing and branding, understanding intellectual property law, and other legal essentials. Resources include templates for growth and continuity planning such as financial plans, marketing campaigns and brand guidelines.

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