I have always aspired 
to be a businessman.
The ECQ Programme is 
designed to make 
you think like a business owner.
My participation in the ECQ 
programme was great.
It was very beneficial.
This challenge really 
helped us to 
actually grow up as
entrepreneurs.
The Enterprise Challenge Qatar
is a programme for young
people that encourages the
spirit of entrepreneurship,
enhances their business 
knowledge and equips them
with valuable business skills. 
ECQ aims to give students a
flavour of entrepreneurship
as a career option for
the future.
We need to invest in our young
people to cultivate
a national spirit of 
entrepreneurship.
This is the reason why the
Enterprise Challenge Qatar
was founded in 2012.
Now in the fifth year of
the programme, the Enterprise
Challenge Qatar is achieving
a lot of success.
It is preparing a future 
generation of entrepreneurs.
Our project idea is to grow 
vegetables on school roofs.
This ensures that the vegetables
provided in the school canteen
are of good quality.
This means we are offering 
healthy meals for the students.
The ECQ programme taught me the
basics of business
and how to start a company
step-by-step
so that I have more confidence
in the business world.
We have lots of people who like
to play football
and they don't have a
specific place to go to.
There wasn't an app for football
lovers to come together
and we thought why not have a
platform for everyone to play.
Why not develop an app that has
a social connection?
I want to play football,
other people want to
play football, we come together 
we play football.
During the Challenge we had to
do a 3-minute pitch.
We've learned how to manage
time, working with people,
use our resources around.
The practical methodology of 
the Enterprise Challenge Qatar
inspired me to bring my 
business idea to the market.
My business idea is to establish
a place to sell healthy snacks
to replace the unhealthy snacks
common at the cinema.
ECQ is unique because it gives
the person the mentality
of a businessperson.
The ECQ equips 
participants with the
necessary information and
experience to succeed
in the real market.
After my participation in
the ECQ programme
I was inspired to start
my own business.
My friends and I decided to
start a gallery to display
traditional Qatari artwork.
My business venture is an art
gallery to showcase art that
represents Qatari heritage, 
such as oil paintings,
handicrafts and clothing.
When I began the Enterprise
Challenge Qatar,
it was the first time I 
experienced the real
pressure of being 
a businessman.
ECQ is a really amazing
programme. The programme
prepares participants
to be businesspeople
and helps achieve the Qatar
National Vision 2030.
