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	Under the HIBA program, we have started filling applications from different sectors: plumbers, graphic designers, carpenters, IT, handcrafters, and many others. The committee has already accepted 13 files and to-be-granted money will be disbursed in 10 days.

	BIAT is proud to announce to you the opening of its e-LOAN MALL, created to facilitate entrepreneurs' shopping for the most suitable loan offer. Do you need microfinancing, subsidized loans, equity financing, leasing, or other kinds of loans?? Visit our e-mall and please contact us for any further FREE of charge assistance.

	BIAT introduces its all new HIBA program to entrepreneurs or wanna-be entrepreneurs from the North. Get up to 10,000 US $ as a GRANT to start or expand your business. Businesses don't pay the micro grant capital back. All sectors are welcomed. Contact BIAT to fill an application.

	With the assistance and support of BIAT, Mr Haytham Kabbara, a freelancer in BIAT, established an IT company called SOFT N' HARD Tech. and moved to an executive office. They researched and developed the e-receptionist which can be of great help to malls, hospitals, centers, fairs, and much more. SOFT N' HARD Tech. sold e-receptionists to BIAT, Ministry of Education, Safadi foundation, and the Chamber of Commerce in Tripoli. Please contact us for a demo.

	Click on CONFERENCES content and stay informed about all the fairs and exhibitions that are taking place in the region.

	BIAT has launched its new freelancers' full floor program. It is dedicated to fresh graduates, freelancers, and new entrepreneurs. You can benefit from BIAT infrastructure, facilities, counseling, and networking for free. This pioneer program is fully sponsored by THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRIPOLI. APPLY NOW and reserve your desk.

	BIAT has launched 2 training programs,the first is the famous "CMA" -Certified Management Accountant-, and the second one is a very new program called SMEM “SME Manager”,which covers finance, marketing, strategic management, e-commerce and basic accounting analysis. It is dedicated to all new entrepreneurs and new or potential managers.Call us NOW to know more about these two GREAT training programs and about future training sessions' dates in order to reserve your seat.With BIAT you can expand your career horizon.

	BIAT is helping the local economy by supporting the creation of new businesses which causes the creation of new jobs. All the people in the North can also help, by bringing business to our incubatees whether in mechanical engineering(Buildpros),in website development (Code N Dot),in telecom consultancy (SAT ISP), in marketing and technical assistance (O'portunity), in IT (Soft N'Hard Tech), or in graphic design (Creative Ego). Contact us to put you in touch.

Loan Mall

DO YOU NEED A LOAN?
BIAT Loan Mall is created to facilitate entrepreneurs’ shopping for the most suitable loan offer.

HIBA Program


Need a GRANT (2500$-10,000$) to start or expand your business?

CHF (Cooperative Housing Foundation)

CHF (Cooperative Housing Foundation) visited BIAT premises on the 23rd of April for collaboration purposes during which BIAT introduced its services and achievements. The main objective of the visit was to find the best initiatives to boost economic growth in the North.

E-TECH exhibition

BIAT participated in the E-TECH exhibition which was held in the Chamber of Commerce on the 18-19-20th of April, 2008.

Syndicate of Lebanese Food Industries

The syndicate of Lebanese Food Industries visited BIAT on the 14th of April 2008 after a seminar given at the Chamber of Commerce about helping all the food industries to solve their problems to progress in their field.

Al Manar University of Tripoli

Al Manar University of Tripoli hosted BIAT represented by its Vice Executive Director Mr. Nasri Moawad within the frame of encouraging the students to start off their businesses on a stable basis.

CMA Training session

BIAT has organized its second training session "CMA" which was held at "Le Gabriel" Hotel, Ashrafieh Beirut, from 13 to 22 March 2008.

Visit of ACDI / VOCA: Tripoli First General Coordination Meeting

The Group of ACDI/VOCA which is an American NGO working on a USAID funded project paid a visit to BIAT on March 5, 2008 . The program enhances the support for the Agri-business and Light Agro-Industry in Lebanon.

ART GOLD – LEDA (Local Economic Development Agency)

BIAT hosted the first meeting of the working group regarding the establishment of the Local Economic Development Agency in North Lebanon on Thursday 27 March 2008. This project was established with the initiative of the UNDP and funded by the Italian Government.

Fawaz hamidi delivering speech for MEDCities

Medcities is a network of Mediterranean coastal cities that was established in 1990 by the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, the European Commission and the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)

MEDCities Delegation in a visit to BIAT

The delegation representing different Municipalities from Europe and the Mediterranean Region in MEDCities paid a visit to BIAT in order to discuss collaboration with other Incubators in Europe

First graduation for SMEM Certificate

The first graduation Ceremony for the SMEM Training Course was presided over by BIAT Director, Mr. Fawaz Hamidi, and Vice Director, Mr. Nasri Moawad. The Director provided graduation remarks stressing the value of learning and sharpening the methodologies and tools for business

Visit of the gtz - German Technical Cooperation

Within its work in promoting complex reforms and change processes, The GTZ visited BIAT within the frame of collaborating and coordinating the reform and development of the vocational training system

The Ambassador of Cyprus paying a visit to BIAT

The Ambassador of Cyprus in Lebanon, His Excellency Kyriakos Kolos hosted by Safadi Foundation, visited BIAT premises in the presence of Mr. Ahmad Safadi, Mr. Riad Alameddine and the president of The Chamber of Commerce Mr. Abdallah Ghandour.

European Commission Visit

BIAT has welcomed on Thursday 15th of November visitors representing the European Commission within the frame of reviewing the progress of projects conducted with the collaboration of the Chamber of Commerce and the European Union

The Business Incubation Association of Tripoli – BIAT is a not for profit business support organization which exists for the benefit of enterprises and entrepreneurs from North of Lebanon.

Did you know that?

Throughout the world, owners of small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) do a lot better if they receive help and guidance when setting up and running their business. Research found that the survival rate of “incubated” enterprises for the first three years is almost 88%. By contrast, 50% of start-ups working on their own failed in the first two years. The reason why businesses that commence their life within a Business Development Center (BDC) like BIAT have a better survival rate is because of the comprehensive on-site support they enjoy.