EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL GLOBAL INCUBATOR: ACCELERATING CAREERS THROUGH PRACTICE-ORIENTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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The global offering of startup programmes is vast, and it keeps growing. According to Tracxn, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has 140 accelerators and incubators, which have a combined portfolio of 5.08K companies. Hence, critical resources such as business advisory, office space, and IT systems, amongst others, have become more accessible with ever greater provision of incubation and acceleration programmes. Even the access to capital markets to finance and grow viable business ventures has arguably improved in a still globalised and increasingly wealthy world. This is great news to startup founders and those who wish to embark on an entrepreneurial journey. Similarly, investors, governments, and other stakeholders should be thrilled about an uptake in opportunities for better economic returns and growth.