IPSD participation at GITEX Dubai 2022
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About us
The Innovative Private Sector Development (IPSD) is a US$22 million Ministry of National Economy project funded by the World Bank and implemented by DAI. IPSD aims to support Palestinian startups, SMEs and entrepreneurs from the West Bank and Gaza through developing a dynamic startup finance ecosystem, improving businesses access and linkages to international and regional markets, promoting government reforms and automating business registration, streamlining and providing a framework for home-based businesses, supporting businesses to survive the Covid 19 Pandemic, and supporting a pilot developing an outsourcing hub in Gaza. Read More
Our Work
Improving Market Linkages
The Improving Market Linkages to Arab Communities in Regional Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Program aims to support local entrepreneurs, start-ups, and SMEs to access regional/international markets.
The support is planned through several sequential interventions aimed at raising awareness in regio...
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Developing a dynamic startup finance ecosystem
The Development of a Dynamic Startup Finance Ecosystem is a major program developed by IPSD to address the lack of early-stage financing within the Palestinian entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The program has adopted a three-pillared approach to improve entrepreneur fundraising prospects and buil...
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Automation of Business registration
Under this program, IPSD works with the Ministry of National Economy to assist it in introducing an automated business registry system to encourage larger numbers of companies to register in Palestine through a simpler and more efficient process.
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Home- Based Businesses Reform
IPSD will support the development of a suitable framework for Home-Based Businesses (HBB), allowing home-based entrepreneurs to reap the benefits of formalization such as operating a bank account, obtaining financing, gaining social protections, accessing public procurement, or the ability to invoice and formalize tran...
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Developing an outsourcing hub in Gaza (GGateway)
GGateway is a women-led information technology outsourcing social impact business based in Gaza. It is an innovative model aims to transform youths’ lives by building their capacity and creating employment opportunities in IT outsourcing. IPSD works with GGateway to help it become a sustainable outsourcing hub by...
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Grants
IPSD will launch a fully open and competitive application solicitation process through the release of either program announcements or Request for Applications (RFAs), as applicable.
