The center aims to enable candidates to acquire entrepreneurial competencies by using the practical methods of an Action-oriented Approach. Participants learn by doing how to enhance business development and growth. In collaboration with international training providers using the best practices in training programs and methods in the world, the center aims to fill the existing gap in entrepreneuri
al training in the Arab States and Africa. The mission of ETDC is to improve the performance of economic actors through entrepreneurship development:
Stimulating enterprising behavior. Sustainable and effective entrepreneurship development training. ETDC's Management is passionate about transferring knowledge to entrepreneurs through the practice of planning, implementation and management of their own businesses. Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs). Business Idea Selection & Assessment. Marketing Plan Preparation. Production Plan & Cost Calculation. Cost & Price Calculations. Organization & Management. Financial Planning. Business Plan Preparation & presentation to The Bankers. Competency Based Economies Formation of Enterprise (CEFE). Competency Based Economies Formation of Enterprise (CEFE) for Illiterates. Financial & Technical Re-structuring. Financial & Operating Risk Management. Basics of Microfinance. Simplified Financial & Accounting Systems. Financial Management. Financial Literacy. ETDC training programs are based on the following philosophy:
Action-oriented Approach "Learning by Doing"; no any more boring academic lectures, participants will independently select a business idea, conduct market surveys and analysis, prepare their business plans and present them for funding, all the while upgrading their Personal Entrepreneurial Characteristics (“PECs”) through their engagements. Training programs are chosen to strategically fill the existing gaps in the needed skills for entrepreneurship development in the region.