The targeted enterprises for the Enterprise Development Support Programme are small, medium and large enterprises with the below size classifications

      . Small enterprises:
                    i.All sectors :up to 50 employees and up to BHD 500,000 annual turnover.
                    ii.Construction: up to 100 employees and up to BHD 0.5 million annual turnover.
      . Medium enterprises:
                    i. All sectors: up to 250 employees and more than BHD 500,000 but less than BHD 5 million annual turnover.
                    ii. Construction: up to 400 employees and more than BHD 500,000 but less than BHD 5 million annual turnover.
      . Large Enterprises:
                    i. All sectors: More than 250 employees and more than BHD 500,000 and more than BHD 5 million annual turnover.
                    ii. Construction: More than 400 employees and more than BHD 500,000 and more than BHD 5 million annual turnover.

All sectors are approved and are eligible for co-financing after meeting all indicated requirements in question14.

Enterprises can participate in any of the Enterprise Development Support Programme schemes concurrently. They can also apply for each scheme once again every two years.

Tamkeen covers 80% of the products' and services' costs supported by the schemes under the Enterprise Development Support Programme

Yes

Tamkeen offers co-financing up to BD20,000 to large and medium sized enterprises and up to BD15,000 to small enterprises.

Currently, the following schemes are being offered:

        a) Istishara (Business Development Scheme).
        b) Techania (Technical Assistance Scheme).
        c) Jawda (Quality Management Systems Scheme).
        d) Tarweej (Growth Assistance Scheme).
        e) Tasweeq (Marketing Assistance Scheme).

To apply, the following documents are required:

        a) Copy of the Commercial Registration Certificate and/or licence
        b) Smart card of the enterprise owner
        c) Bahrainisation Certificate from the Labour Market Regulatory Authority
        d) Proof of payment of Labour Market Regulatory Authority fees.
        e) Latest audited financial statement or present an in-house statement, or in the absence of any financial data, you will need to enroll for the Mohasaba schem
        f) Last month utility bills
        g) Last month bank statements of the business

To apply, the following documents are required:

Payment shall be made directly to the Service Provider/Supplier on submitting evidence of payment made by the enterprise owner to the Service Provider/Supplier. No amount will be reimbursed to the enterprise owner. Payments to Service Provider/Suppliers shall be processed within 15 working days the date of submitting the proof of payment by the enterprise owner.

The following documents are required in order to reimburse your payments:

        a) Original quotation.
        b) Original invoices.
        c) Original receipts.
        d) A copy of the bank statement/advice showing payment made to the Consultancy firm/Supplier.

Yes. Moreover, Enterprise owner can reapply for the same scheme in which he has participated before after two years of signing the contract.

With our Partner:

 KPMG Fakhro - Enterprise Development Support Agency Office
 Tel: +973 17 565 393, Fax: +973 17 580 844
 E-mail: edsa@tamkeen.bh
 Website: www.tamkeen.bh/edsa
 Address:
            Meral Building, Office 23, Building 2572,
            Road 2833, Block 428, Al Seef District,
            Kingdom of Bahrain

The following documents are required in order to reimburse your payments:

        a) A Bahrain based enterprise with an active Commercial Registration Certificate.
        b) Meets Labour Market Regulatory Authority Bahrainisation Quota
        c) Payment of monthly fees to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority
        d) Maintin active accounting system, bank account, and utility account

No, it can only support purchase of machinery / technology that directly contributes to the productivity and profitability of the enterprise.